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Evaluation of the 24-Month Health Certificate as a Tool for Measuring Vaccination Coverage in the Bouches-du-Rhône Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region. 2007–2011
The 24-month health certificate (CS24) is designed to identify health risks in a child’s environment and serves as an epidemiological tool for assessing, among other things, vaccination...
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Investigation into a suspected cluster of cancers in the municipalities of Pierrefeu-du-Var and Collobrières, Var department, 2013
In March 2013, a resident of the town of Pierrefeu-du-Var (Var department) expressed concern about the occurrence of cancer cases in her family and in her town. She also voiced concerns...
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Outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis in nursing homes. Languedoc-Roussillon region. February–March 2006
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Investigation of a cluster of cases of the new influenza A (H1N1) 2009 at a vacation center, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, July 2009
On July 28, 2009, a cluster of influenza cases at a vacation center in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region was reported to the InVS regional office in the South. An epidemiological and...
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Investigation of an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis at a nursing home. Var Department, April–May 2007
In May 2007, several cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) were reported among residents and staff at a nursing home for dependent elderly individuals (Ehpad) to the health authorities in...
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Health Impact of Chlordecone Use in the French West Indies. Recommendations for Research and Public Health Initiatives. October 2009
Martinique and Guadeloupe continue to suffer from environmental pollution caused by chlordecone, an organochlorine insecticide used in banana plantations from 1973 to 1993. The...
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Assessment of vaccination coverage at 24 months of age among children born in 2004 in the Midi-Pyrénées region, based on data from the health insurance system
The assessment of vaccination coverage at the regional level needs to be improved. The feasibility of routinely estimating vaccination coverage at 24 months of age in the Midi-Pyrénées...
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Investigation of a cluster of giardiasis cases among passengers and crew on a cruise ship. Rhône Canal to Sète, September 28–October 4, 2008
On November 12, 2008, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance was notified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of cases of giardiasis among a group of American...
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Investigation of an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis at a local hospital in the Var department, November–December 2007
In late December 2007, a local hospital in the Var region reported an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) cases, likely of viral origin, to the Departmental Directorate of Health and...
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Investigation of a cluster of 2009 H1N1 influenza cases. Jeu de Paume Elementary School, Créteil. June 2009
In late May 2009, a decision was made to monitor clusters of influenza cases in order to detect the circulation of the 2009 H1N1 virus in the population. On Monday, June 22, the...
