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Study of the health impact of oak processionary caterpillars in the Lorraine region in 2005
Given the proliferation of the oak processionary caterpillar in the Lorraine region, the objective of this study is to determine whether or not the presence of this caterpillar has any...
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Health Effects of the Explosion at the AZF Plant on September 21, 2001. Final Report on the Health Effects Among Children in Toulouse
The consequences of the explosion at the AZF factory on September 21, 2001, in Toulouse were severe, both in terms of human casualties (30 deaths, including a high school student, and...
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Scientific Committee on Pediatric Cancers in the Southern District of Vincennes. Summary of the studies conducted and the corresponding opinions of the Scientific Committee. June 2001 – December 2005
In late 1999, four cases of cancer were reported among children attending the Franklin Roosevelt preschool in Vincennes, built on a former Kodak industrial site. Three cases were...
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Suspected Cancer Cluster at the Meudon Observatory. Final Study Report
Staff at the Paris Observatory became aware of what they considered to be a high number of cancer cases among employees in one of the buildings at the Meudon site between 1995 and 2001....
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Clustered cases of acute hepatitis B virus infection linked to acupuncture procedures. Languedoc-Roussillon, 2008
In September 2008, an acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was reported to the Gard Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs in a teenage girl whose only risk factor was...
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Clusters of toxoplasmosis cases in Montpellier and the surrounding area, October 2008–January 2009
In late January 2009, the Languedoc-Roussillon regional office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance was notified by the Parasitology-Mycology Laboratory at the...
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Outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus skin infections carrying genes encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin in schools and households, Val-d'Oise, 2006–2008. Findings of the investigation after two years of follow-up
This study describes the course of an outbreak of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) skin infections carrying the genes encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL(+))...
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Investigation of a multi-pathogen foodborne illness outbreak. Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpellier, February 2010
On Saturday, February 20, 2010, firefighters in the Hérault department reported to the Regional Health Agency that approximately 15 people had experienced abdominal pain, nausea, and...
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Cluster of typhoid fever cases linked to a restaurant in Paris, July 2006
The incidence of typhoid fever is currently very low (0.15 per 100,000) in mainland France, and more than 80% of reported cases occur upon return from travel to endemic countries. In...
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Lead Exposure Among Children of Employees Exposed at Work in Two Companies in the Loiret Department (45): Evaluation of Prevention and Control Measures
In 1996, a study of 125 children of workers occupationally exposed to lead at two factories in the Loiret department revealed that these children had been secondarily exposed through...
