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Bronchiolitis, COVID-19, and the Flu in the Caribbean. Update as of December 8, 2023.
Key points Martinique Bronchiolitis indicators have stabilized; the outbreak is still ongoing Slight increase in flu indicators SARS-CoV-2 indicators generally stable and at a low...
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Call for Nominations for the Renewal of the National Expert Committee on Maternal Mortality (CNEMM)
Santé publique France is inviting applications for the renewal of the National Expert Committee on Maternal Mortality. Application deadline: February 15, 2024.
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Chlordecone: a well-known endocrine disruptor affecting the French West Indies
Chlordecone is an organochlorine insecticide that was used extensively in the French West Indies from 1973 to 1993 to control the banana weevil. Due to persistent soil contamination and...
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Prevalence of arsenic-based pesticide exposure among winegrowers between 1979 and 2001: the Matphyto project
Retrospective assessment of agricultural workers’ exposure to pesticides is essential for understanding and establishing links between their occupational activities throughout their...
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Using metropolitan agricultural censuses for cross-referencing with Matphyto crop-exposure matrices: what population data are available?
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Using metropolitan agricultural censuses to cross-reference with Matphyto crop-exposure matrices: how can we identify farms that grow grapes professionally?
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Investigation into a suspected cluster of pediatric cancers in a wine-growing town in Gironde. June 2013
In February 2013, the Aquitaine Regional Health Agency (ARS) was contacted regarding pesticide spraying near a school and a suspected spatiotemporal cluster of pediatric cancers in a...
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Exposure to alphachloralose (AC)-based rodenticides: a retrospective study of cases reported to French poison control centers (CAPTV) from 1999 to 2012
Objective: ANSES requested the Toxicovigilance Coordination Committee to describe human exposure to AC using cases collected by the CAPTV network in mainland France and in the overseas...
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Adverse events reported during vector control campaigns using deltamethrin or Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis), France, 2006–2013. December 2013
Background: Dengue and chikungunya viruses (arboviruses) are transmitted from person to person by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. Present in France’s overseas departments, they have...
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Launch of a tool to help track agricultural pesticide exposure in France
The recent Inserm collective review highlights the presumption of a link between prolonged exposure to pesticides and the development of certain diseases. Understanding exposure patterns...
