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Chronic Exposure to Arsenic in Drinking Water and Health Risks: A Review of Epidemiological Data. Quantitative Assessment of Health Risks in Auvergne
Arsenic is widely found in nature. Its inorganic form has been classified as a definite human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer since 1980. The maximum...
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Estimation of the collective health impact of soil contamination by radioactivity in Gif-sur-Yvette
From 1904 to 1957, the Société Nouvelle du Radium site in Gif-sur-Yvette (Essonne) was home to industrial operations involving the extraction of radium and the production of radium...
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Investigation of health incidents at Ernest Hemingway Middle School in Port-en-Bessin
On March 19 and 20, 2001, the Institute for Health Surveillance responded to an emergency request from the DGS to conduct an epidemiological investigation at Ernest Hemingway Middle...
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The Relevance of Lead Poisoning Screening in the Vicinity of the Pontchardon Foundry (Orne). A Review of Available Data for Assessing Population Exposure to Environmental Lead
In response to local requests, the Institute for Health Surveillance has, at the request of the Ministry of Health, undertaken a study aimed at developing a methodological guide...
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2002 Evaluation Report on the campaign conducted by GEPIE (Study and Prevention Group for Infections in Children) promoting the prudent use of antibiotics in children. Alpes-Maritimes, 1999–2005
Antibiotic resistance among bacteria responsible for community-acquired respiratory infections (notably Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae) is becoming a major public...
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Health Effects of the Explosion at the Grande Paroisse Plant on September 21, 2001. Interim Report
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Contamination of the drinking water supply in Strasbourg and a simultaneous outbreak of gastroenteritis
On May 25, 2000, the manager of the SODEXHO restaurant at the Cité Administrative in Strasbourg and the Health and Environment Department of the Bas-Rhin DDASS noticed a suspicious taste...
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The relevance of an epidemiological study to assess the health consequences of radium contamination at the daycare center located at 12 Rue Chomel (7th arrondissement, Paris)
In 1998, during a radiation survey of a building that had housed a sales office for a company manufacturing items containing radium, the OPRI detected dose rates of several μSv/h in the...
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Investigation into a suspected cluster of leukemia cases in the Gaillon region (Eure). Study report
In November 1997, a resident of the town of Gaillon (Eure) reported to the Eure Department of Social Affairs (DDASS) that a family member had been diagnosed with leukemia and expressed...
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Lyme Disease Surveillance Network in Alsace. March 2001–February 2003
Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is a zoonosis found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is by far the most common tick-borne infection in Europe. The incidence of the disease...
