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Microbiological Quality Criteria for Bathing Water: Risk Assessment in Preparation for the Revision of European Standards. January 2001
As the European Union revises the 1975 directive establishing standards for bathing waters, the Ministry of Health seeks to identify the most relevant microbiological parameters for...
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Recommendations for the Establishment of a National Epidemiological Surveillance System for Thyroid Cancers. Report and Summary of the Report, October 2002
At the request of the Directorate General for Health, a multidisciplinary commission on thyroid cancer, coordinated by the InVS, analyzed the observed increase in the incidence of...
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An epidemiological study of short-term health problems among individuals who participated in the cleanup of sites contaminated by oil from the Erika
On December 12, 1999, the oil tanker ERIKA, carrying 28,000 tons of petroleum products, sank off the coast of Brittany. The fuel oil that leaked from the tanks drifted at sea until...
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Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections in France in 1999 and 2000: Results
Since the early 1990s, the five coordination centers for the control of nosocomial infections (C.CLIN) have established interregional surveillance networks for surgical site infections...
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Rise in Risk-Taking Behavior and STDs Among Gay Men: Preliminary Results of the 2000 Gay Press Survey
Conducted among 4,753 respondents, the 2000 Gay Press Survey aimed to assess the state of HIV prevention among gay men living in France. Although most respondents continue to practice...
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Macrophage myofasciitis: exploratory investigation report
In 1997, a new type of histological muscle lesion, known as "macrophage myofasciitis" (MFM), was identified in pathology laboratories that were members of the Research Group on Acquired...
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Establishment of a National Epidemiological Surveillance System for Thyroid Cancers. Interim Report
This report presents the results of the initial work carried out by the Working Group, established and coordinated by the InVS at the request of the Directorate General for Health, which...
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Setting Priorities in the Area of Non-Food Zoonoses, 2000–2001
As part of its mandate and since its creation, the InVS has developed surveillance programs and epidemiological studies in the field of foodborne zoonoses (salmonellosis, listeriosis,...
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Work-Related and Commuting Accidents Among Older Workers in France: 2011 and 2012
In France, the number of workers aged 50 and older has risen sharply in recent years due to demographic changes and the increase in the employment rate among older workers. According to...
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Cosmop Program: Monitoring of Mortality by Cause by Occupational Activity: Analysis of Mortality and Causes of Death by Economic Sector from 1976 to 2005
The primary objective of the Cosmop surveillance program is to systematically and regularly describe, at the level of the French population, the distribution of deaths by cause,...
