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The value of monitoring mortality for early warning purposes.
The overall objective of this study is to present a statistical method for analyzing mortality data that could, if necessary, trigger an alert. Indeed, given the significant...
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Pilot implementation of a new public health surveillance system, France, 2004–2005.
In August 2003, a heat wave with exceptional health consequences struck France. Its intensity, duration, and scope reflect the observed impact. The health crisis led, on the one hand,...
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Assessment of the health impact of indoor radon exposure in France.
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that accumulates in poorly ventilated homes. It is a known lung carcinogen in humans. The exposure of the entire French population to...
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Editorial. How can we make the most of this experience?
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Outbreaks of unexplained physical symptoms: how to diagnose “psychogenic syndrome.”
Introduction - Outbreaks of unexplained physical complaints are situations in which people exhibit the same somatic symptoms, with no organic cause, and in which these symptoms spread...
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Geographical variations in deaths from cancers for which screening is available in metropolitan areas, France, 1998–2002.
Introduction - As part of the government’s cancer plan, the InVS has strengthened regional cancer surveillance to inform decision-making and monitor local measures by analyzing...
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Surveillance of alveolar echinococcosis in France: a review of five years of data collection, 2001–2005.
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a rare but serious larval cestodiasis caused by the development of the Echinococcus multilocularis (E. multilocularis) larva in the liver. It requires...
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Priorities and actions taken in the area of non-food-borne zoonoses, 2000–2005.
Non-foodborne zoonoses vary widely in terms of causative agents, modes of transmission, geographic distribution, and significance for human and animal public health. Since its...
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Clusters of pediatric cancers in Loire-Atlantique: Results of the first "clarification" campaign presented to stakeholders at the 3rd monitoring committee meeting
The monitoring committee, comprising all stakeholders, met for the third time on Thursday, August 29, in Nantes. The results of the environmental assessments conducted over the summer...