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Multiple outbreaks in gold mining camps in the Amazon rainforest (French Guiana) in 2013: What lessons can be learned regarding access to healthcare and prevention?
In early March 2013, an outbreak of diarrhea accompanied by acute febrile respiratory syndrome, affecting a community of gold miners working at a single site in the tropical forest, was...
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Psychological Violence in the Workplace and Mental Health: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey of the Working Population in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France, 2004.
Objective - To explore the associations between characteristics of exposure to psychological violence in the workplace and depressive symptoms in a sample of currently employed workers....
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Outbreak of locally acquired chikungunya cases in Montpellier, September–October 2014.
In October 2014, 12 locally acquired cases of chikungunya (11 confirmed cases and 1 probable case) occurred in Montpellier, a city where the Aedes albopictus mosquito has been...
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New cases of locally transmitted dengue fever in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, France, August–September 2014.
In August and September 2014, four locally acquired cases of dengue were diagnosed in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. This marked the third occurrence of local transmission of the...
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Perceptions and Use of E-Cigarettes Among Students on the Villejean Campus, Rennes, April 2014.
Introduction: First introduced in 2004, e-cigarettes are used by millions of people worldwide, including many smokers, as an aid to smoking cessation. However, their role in tobacco...
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Prevalence of the HBs antigen in two at-risk populations: people who inject drugs (ANRS-Coquelicot 2011–2013) and men who have sex with men (Prevagay 2009) in Paris, France.
The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance conducted two seroprevalence studies of the HBs antigen (HBsAg) in specific populations. The first, the ANRS-Coquelicot survey,...
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Investigation of an outbreak of swimmer’s dermatitis in Auvergne, June 2014
Introduction: On June 12, 2014, suspected cases of swimmer’s dermatitis in a body of water in Puy-de-Dôme were reported to the Auvergne Regional Health Agency (ARS). Since this type of...
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Self-reported measles vaccination coverage among medical and pharmacy students at Aix-Marseille University: reasons for non-vaccination, Marseille, France, 2013
France has recently been affected by a measles outbreak involving healthcare professionals. In 2013, a cross-sectional study was conducted among medical and pharmacy residents at the...
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Tuberculosis Vaccination Coverage in the Bas-Rhin (France) in 2012–2013
Introduction: In 2007, the mandatory BCG vaccination requirement was suspended and replaced by a recommendation to vaccinate children at high risk of tuberculosis. Since then, it has no...
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Evaluation of Tuberculosis Screening Among Vulnerable Foreign Nationals at a Médecins du Monde Health Center in Paris in 2012
Introduction: More than half (56%) of tuberculosis cases reported in France involve people born abroad. Our study evaluated screening for active tuberculosis (ATB) among migrants in...
