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An Overview of HIV Infection and the AIDS Situation in the Midi-Pyrénées Region in 2006
Surveillance of reportable diseases is carried out by all physicians and laboratory professionals in both the hospital and private sectors. The system is overseen by the Departmental...
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Health checkups for 12- to 13-year-olds (12-year-old girls and 13-year-old boys). Descriptive analysis and epidemiological findings
Government authorities sought to evaluate the implementation, at the onset of adolescence (12-year-old girls and 13-year-old boys), of a preventive health screening based on a...
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Feasibility Study for the Northern General Cancer Registry. Study Report 2004–2008
As part of the government’s 2003–2007 cancer plan, a feasibility study for a cancer registry in the Nord region was conducted by the Nord Interregional Epidemiology Unit beginning in...
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Outbreak of Salmonella Putten in northwestern France, July–August 2008
On August 29, 2008, the National Reference Center (CNR) for Salmonella reported to the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance the occurrence of four cases of salmonellosis...
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The Feasibility of Implementing Epidemiological Surveillance in the Groundwater Use Restriction Zone Surrounding the Solvay Industrial Site in Tavaux, Jura. June 2013
In the 1980s, the migration of chemical waste into the soil at the Solvay plant in Tavaux (Jura) caused long-term contamination of the groundwater. The contamination, monitored by a...
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Groundwater contamination downstream of the Solvay industrial site in Tavaux (39). Study of exposure among residents within the restricted-use zone. September 2008
In the 1980s, the migration of chemical waste into the soil at the Solvay plant in Tavaux (Jura) caused long-term contamination of the groundwater. The contamination, monitored by a...
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Surveillance of tick-borne diseases. Franche-Comté Network 2010–2012. Newsletter No. 2. Surveillance period: April 1, 2010, to March 31, 2012
Data collection by the surveillance network for seven tick-borne diseases in Franche-Comté concluded on March 31, 2012. These two years of surveillance documented 386 confirmed cases of...
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Assessment of the Health Impact of Urban Air Pollution in the Caen Metropolitan Area, Calvados, 2009–2010. Short- and Long-Term Impacts
Air pollution is characterized by a complex mixture of compounds emitted by various pollution sources (primary pollutants), as well as those formed through chemical reactions occurring...
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Surveillance of Outbreaks of Acute Respiratory Infections and Acute Gastroenteritis in Nursing Homes for the Elderly in the Pays de la Loire Region, 2010–2013
A surveillance system for clusters of acute respiratory infections (ARI) and acute gastroenteritis (AGE) occurring in nursing homes (Ehpad) was established in the Pays de la Loire region...
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Cluster of Enterohemorrhagic E. coli O111 Infections at a Daycare Center in Morbihan. November 2012–January 2013
Three cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) that occurred over a 15-day period at a daycare center were reported to the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) on...
