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The Need for Complementary Environmental and Health Approaches in the Management of Contaminated Soil: The Case of Saint-Laurent-Le-Minier
The policy on the management of contaminated soil, established by the circular of February 8, 2007, emphasizes the need to address soil contamination from both environmental and health...
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The Health Effects of Environmental Exposure to Asbestos: A Summary of Studies Conducted by the InVS
Environmental exposure to asbestos, long overshadowed by the issue of occupational exposure, has a health impact that is still difficult to quantify but very real. The French Institute...
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Editorial. Special Issue. Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 in Midi-Pyrénées
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A Study of the Spatial Distribution of Cancers Potentially Linked to Soil Pollution by Organochlorine Pesticides in Martinique
For more than 20 years, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), primarily chlordecone, were used in Martinique to control the banana weevil. Scientific uncertainties regarding the health...
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Surveillance of Influenza A(H1N1) 2009: Timeline, Objectives, and Results. Special Issue. Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 in Midi-Pyrénées
On April 22, 2009, the WHO issued an international alert regarding cases of human infection with a new influenza A(H1N1)2009 virus, initially observed in Mexico and later in the United...
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Virological Surveillance. Special Issue. Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 in the Midi-Pyrénées Region
In mainland France, virological surveillance of seasonal influenza is carried out by two National Reference Centers (CNR) for influenza viruses: one in the North region (Institut...
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Implementation and management of mass vaccination. Special issue. Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 in the Midi-Pyrénées region
Mass vaccination was a key component of the public health response to the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic, complementing other measures such as symptomatic treatment of cases, isolation...
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Regional Assessment of the Pandemic’s Health Impact. Special Issue. Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 in Midi-Pyrénées
The health impact of the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic can be assessed using several indicators. The ideal indicator of influenza incidence in the community would be the number of...
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Climate Change and Heat Waves in Urban Areas: The Role of Remote Sensing in Predicting and Managing Health Impacts
Observations and models reconstructing global temperature trends indicate an increase in the frequency, intensity, and duration of heat waves, particularly in Western Europe. Major...
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2009 Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1). Summary of the winter surge in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
