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Epidemiological foundations for controlling SARS transmission.
This article describes the initial data available on SARS and the state of knowledge as of mid-May 2003, as well as their implications for measures to control transmission.
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Cases of Legionnaires' disease reported in France in 2002
Since 1987, the surveillance of Legionnaires' disease in France has been based on a mandatory reporting system. Enhanced collaboration with the Legionella Reference Center (CNR)...
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Cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases linked to the Meaux Hospital, 2002
This article describes the investigation that followed the Meaux Hospital’s report of nine cases of Legionnaires’ disease to the DDASS. Two of the hospital’s cooling towers were...
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Investigation of clusters of Legionnaires' disease in the Lyon metropolitan area. July–September 2001
In mid-July 2001, the Rhône Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) was alerted by the successive reporting of three cases of Legionnaires’ disease among...
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COPD-related mortality in France between 1979 and 2002. Public Health Watch Days, November 29 and 30, 2006
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Risk Prevention and Management. The New National Surveillance System. Feature. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
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Children’s Environmental Health in Europe: Priorities Proposed by the PINCHE Network
The Policy Interpretation Network on Children's Health and Environment (PINCHE) was a thematic network funded for three years by the European Union. PINCHE's main objective was to...
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Colorectal Cancer in France: An Assessment from 2002 to 2004
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): The First Epidemic of the 21st Century
In March 2003, a global alert was issued regarding an outbreak of severe pneumonia that began in China and gradually spread to many countries within a few weeks. The viral origin...
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Epidemiological Surveillance of Air Quality and Health. Monitoring of Health Effects Related to Air Pollution in Urban Areas. Study Report – March 1999
During the 1970s and 1980s, the implementation of control measures within a new legislative framework and the development of a nuclear power program led to a significant reduction in the...
