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Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium outbreak in long-term care facilities. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, September 1999–January 2000
On November 29, 1999, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) was informed by the National Reference Center for Salmonella and Shigella (CNRSS) of an increase, since...
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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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New Investigation into Lead Poisoning Among Children in Bourg Fidèle - June 2002
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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...
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The 2001 syphilis epidemic in Guadeloupe: a link to social vulnerability and crack cocaine use
Venereal syphilis, which has been on the decline for the past twenty years in developed countries, has reached low incidence rates of less than 5 per 100,000. Some of these countries,...
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Assessment of the Coverage of the Meningococcal Infection Surveillance System in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, 1997–1998
Mandatory reporting (MR) of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) serves two purposes: to initiate prophylaxis among contacts of a case and to study the characteristics of the disease....
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Community-associated clusters of Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 6, Nice, France, January–February 2002
On February 22, 2002, the National Legionella Reference Center (CNR) reported to the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) that the laboratory at the Nice Hospital...
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Surveillance of the West Nile virus in France in 2001
During the summer of 2000, cases of West Nile virus (WNV)-associated encephalitis were identified in horses in the Montpellier region. Very quickly, surveillance was established to...
