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Assessment of environmental exposure to asbestos as part of a health risk assessment in Andouillé, Mayenne
The hamlet of Rochefort, in the municipality of Andouillé (Mayenne), is built around a former asbestos processing plant that operated until 1952. On the industrial site, which has been...
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Assessment of health risks associated with population exposure to atmospheric ammonia in rural areas
A study of lichens in the Côtes d'Armor region has revealed that lichen flora has adapted to the presence of nitrogen compounds (ammonia) in the atmosphere. Since ammonia is known to be...
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Outbreak of Shigella sonnei shigellosis at a specialized medical-educational institution (Aisne department, November 1998–March 1999)
Shigella are Enterobacteria comprising four different species, including Shigella sonnei. Their reservoir is strictly human, and transmission occurs via the fecal-oral route. They are...
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Investigation of an endemic-epidemic outbreak of scabies in a nursing home - Morbihan
Every year in France, scabies outbreaks affect several hundred facilities housing the elderly, due to the extreme contagiousness of this parasitic infection and the high susceptibility...
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Summary of investigations into clusters of salmonellosis cases linked to an excess of Salmonella isolates at Laboratory X in Paris, 1997–2002
In 1997 and 2000, four clusters of salmonellosis cases involving different serotypes that occurred in Paris—and were linked to an unusually high number of Salmonella isolates at a single...
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Air Pollution and Myocardial Infarction. Strasbourg, 1984–1989
Background: Links between urban air pollution, mortality, and hospitalizations due to cardiovascular disease have frequently been established. This study specifically examines the...
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Air pollution: its impact on primary care
Objective: To estimate the short-term effects of pollution on the activity of a sentinel physician network and to assess the feasibility and validity of such a network for the...
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Assessment of the health impact of a paint booth at a woodworking shop (Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Alpes-Maritimes). Review of existing data and recommendations
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Cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases. Clinique Saint Jean Languedoc in Toulouse. April 2000
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An outbreak of allergic reactions or a psychogenic phenomenon?
On Thursday, October 18, 2001, the school physician at the Lycée professionnel de l'Aa in Saint-Omer reported an outbreak of allergic-type symptoms to the Departmental Directorate of...
