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Prevalence and Characteristics of Diabetes Among Homeless Individuals Using Emergency Shelters in Paris, 2006
Objectives - The prevalence of certain chronic conditions is high among people living in extreme poverty. The objectives of this study are to estimate the prevalence of diabetes among...
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Influenza Surveillance in the French West Indies and French Guiana: 2007–2008 Season
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Occupational Health Surveillance: The Case of the “Two-Week Campaign on Occupational Diseases (MCP)” in Midi-Pyrénées, France, November 2006
Introduction - The national surveillance program for work-related diseases (WRD) was implemented in the Midi-Pyrénées region in 2006 to estimate the prevalence of WRD by sex, age,...
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The recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Board of the 2008–2010 Chlordecone Action Plan regarding the exposure of the Caribbean population to chlordecone.
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Organochlorine Pesticides and Cancer: Contributions of Epidemiological Studies to the Assessment and Management of Health Risks in the Caribbean.
Chlordecone, an organochlorine insecticide formerly used in banana plantations, contaminates soil, water, and certain plant and animal food sources in Guadeloupe and Martinique....
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A study of the spatial distribution of cancers potentially linked to soil contamination by organochlorine pesticides in Martinique.
For more than 20 years, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), primarily chlordecone, were used in Martinique to control the banana weevil. Scientific uncertainties regarding the health...
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A Study of the Incidence of Leptospirosis in the Ardennes Department, France, 1996–2005
Introduction - The Ardennes department has one of the highest annual incidence rates of leptospirosis in metropolitan France. This study, conducted at the request of the Departmental...
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Box. Data on food contamination in Martinique and Guadeloupe: the Reso (Organochlorine Residues) surveys, 2005–2007.
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Characterization of population groups at high risk of dietary exposure to chlordecone—Guadeloupe and Martinique, 2003–2009.
Chlordecone, an organochlorine insecticide, was widely used in Martinique and Guadeloupe to control the banana weevil, leading to long-term soil contamination. This contamination has...
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A case of locally acquired Plasmodium vivax malaria was reported in Corsica, France, in August 2006.
A case of locally acquired Plasmodium vivax malaria was detected in Corsica in the summer of 2006. This is the first case of locally acquired malaria in Corsica since 1972. Corsica is a...
