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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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A surge in appendectomies in La Désirade, Guadeloupe, August 1995–July 1996
Background: In October 1995, the island’s sole physician reported approximately 50 cases of acute appendicitis among the population of Île de la Désirade (1,605 residents) to the DDASS....
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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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Use of Saliva Tests in the Investigation of a Hepatitis A Outbreak, Auvergne, December 2004.
In November 2004, six cases of hepatitis A that occurred over a two-week period (five students from a preschool and elementary school and one parent) were reported to the Departmental...
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Assessment of the Health Impacts of Urban Air Pollution: The Orleans and Tours Metropolitan Areas. Short- and Long-Term Impacts
The assessment of the health impacts of air pollution on the urban areas of Orléans and Tours presented in this report is fully in line with the guidelines of the Regional Air Quality...
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Cluster of acute respiratory infections. Faulx Nursing Home - Meurthe-et-Moselle - February–March 2005
On March 3, 2005, the Lorraine Regional Health Directorate (DRASS) alerted the Eastern Regional Health Agency (CIRE) to 11 deaths at a nursing home. Four residents tested positive for...
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Investigation of a reported cluster of childhood cancers in Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole, October 2004.
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"MCP Weeks" in the Pays de la Loire region: a monitoring center for occupational diseases.
Occupational diseases (MCP) are, in theory, all diseases that may be work-related but do not fall under the categories of compensable occupational diseases (MPI) listed in the general...
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The prospects for the pilot network for the epidemiological surveillance of musculoskeletal disorders in the Pays de la Loire region: toward the establishment of a national program.
The three-year implementation (2002–2004) in the Pays de la Loire region of a pilot network for the epidemiological surveillance of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) made it...
