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Epidemiological Surveillance of Malaria in French Guiana
French Guiana is the only French department (along with the territorial community of Mayotte) where malaria is endemic. More than 97% of infections occur in the area of year-round...
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Fire at the SBM Formulation plant in Béziers. Assessment of the immediate health impact of inhalation exposure
On Monday, June 27, 2005, around 3:00 a.m., a fire broke out in a building at the SBM Formulation plant in Béziers. The plant formulates, packages, and stores plant protection products....
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Radon in Corsica: Assessment of Exposure and Associated Risks
The objective of this study is to estimate the number of lung cancer deaths attributable to radon in Corsica. The characterization of exposure is based on a residential measurement...
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Quantitative assessment of health risks associated with the application of pesticides used to control the European corn borer. Feasibility study. Adour Valley. Gers and Hautes-Pyrénées departments
In October 2002, the Midi-Pyrénées Regional Health Agency was contacted by two local health departments following public concerns regarding the aerial application of pesticides on sweet...
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Outbreak of psittacosis among participants at a bird fair, Pays de la Loire, November–December 2008
In December 2008, pulmonologists at Laval University Hospital notified the Pays de la Loire Interregional Epidemiology Unit of three suspected cases of psittacosis. The patients had...
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Psittacosis and Bird Fairs: Best Practice Recommendations for Organizers and Exhibitors. Case Study of an Outbreak in the Pays de la Loire Region in 2008
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Assessing the general population’s airborne exposure to pesticides. Summary for decision-makers
In accordance with the recommendations of the National Health and Environment Plan, the Interregional Epidemiology Unit and the Languedoc-Roussillon Regional Directorate of Health and...
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Occupational Diseases in Franche-Comté. Results for 2009
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Air Pollution and Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases, and for Cancers in the Étang de Berre Region, 2004–2007
The area surrounding the Étang de Berre is a densely populated region where numerous industrial facilities have been in operation for over 50 years. The pollutants emitted by these...
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Multi-source Cancer Surveillance System (SMSC). Pilot study on thyroid cancer in the Île-de-France and Nord-Pas-de-Calais regions, 2010
The development of a national surveillance system, the Multi-Source Cancer Surveillance System (SMSC), to complement the registry-based system was recommended by the commission...
