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Health and Safety, Tattooing and Piercing: High-Risk Professional Practices
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Laboratory-based surveillance of nosocomial bacteremia in hospitals in the Paris-Nord subregion in 1994 and 1996.
The prevention and surveillance of nosocomial bacteria (NB) are priorities due to the high incidence of infections (7% of nosocomial infections, according to the 1996 national prevalence...
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System for Monitoring the Health Effects of Pesticides and Personal Repellents in Réunion. One-Year Operational Review – 2008
A toxicovigilance system was established in Réunion during the 2006 chikungunya epidemic to monitor health effects associated with exposure to insecticides used for vector control. This...
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An outbreak of infantile beriberi in Mayotte, April–July 2004
Between April and July 2004, 32 cases of infantile beriberi were reported in Mayotte, a French overseas collectivity in the Indian Ocean. An investigation team from the French Institute...
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The Long-Term Influence of Social Background and Parental Smoking on Smoking in France: Results from the 2006 Health and Social Protection Survey.
Objective - To examine the influence of social background and parental smoking on smoking in adulthood. Methods - This study is based on a sample of 2,173 men and 3,083 women who...
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Investigation into an imported case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in France, November 2004
The patient is a 61-year-old woman who had been visiting Senegal regularly since 2001 without residing there. At the time, she was working in Dakar (in the paramedical field). She...
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Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: Assessment of Hospital Activity, PMSI Data, France, 1998–2001
With 36,000 new cases per year, colorectal cancer ranks third in incidence among men and second among women. Treatment often involves surgery, such as a partial or total colectomy, or a...
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Legionellosis cases reported in France in 2008.
In recent years, surveillance of Legionnaires' disease has improved significantly in France, and recent data have shown a decline in incidence. In 2008, 1,244 cases were reported in...
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Cases of Legionnaires' disease reported in France in 2003.
The authors describe the evolution of the Legionnaires' disease surveillance system since 1987. The 2003 Legionnaires' disease surveillance data are presented, including case...
