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Epidemiology of Yersinia enterocolitica in pigs, an animal reservoir of strains pathogenic to humans.
Yersinia enterocolitica is a zoonotic agent responsible for gastroenteritis in temperate and cold climates, including France. Symptoms primarily include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal...
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Tanning Beds: A Very Real—But Preventable—Threat to Public Health [Editorial]
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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, December 19, 2013, Special Issue: Contributions of Medical-Administrative Databases to Epidemiology and Surveillance: A Comparative Perspective Between France and Quebec
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Geographical variations in deaths from cancers for which screening is available in metropolitan areas, France, 1998–2002.
Introduction - As part of the government’s cancer plan, the InVS has strengthened regional cancer surveillance to inform decision-making and monitor local measures by analyzing mortality...
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Outbreaks of unexplained physical symptoms: how to diagnose “psychogenic syndrome.”
Introduction - Outbreaks of unexplained physical complaints are situations in which people exhibit the same somatic symptoms, with no organic cause, and in which these symptoms spread to...
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Assessment of the health impact of indoor radon exposure in France.
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that accumulates in poorly ventilated homes. It is a known lung carcinogen in humans. The exposure of the entire French population to...
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Response to international health crises: Marburg hemorrhagic fever outbreak, Uíge Province, Angola, 2005.
As of August 23, 2005, Angola’s Ministry of Health reported 374 cases (329 deaths) of Marburg hemorrhagic fever, including 368 cases in the northern province of Uíge. The response to...
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Editorial. A New Milestone in Monitoring Maternal Mortality.
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Medical Exposure of the French Population to Ionizing Radiation for Diagnostic Purposes: A Review of the Situation as of Late 2002 in Preparation for the Implementation of a Monitoring System.
This study took into account exposure resulting from conventional radiology, computed tomography (CT), diagnostic nuclear medicine, and interventional radiology. Its objective was to...
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Pilot implementation of a new public health surveillance system, France, 2004–2005.
In August 2003, a heat wave with exceptional health consequences struck France. Its intensity, duration, and scope reflect the observed impact. The health crisis led, on the one hand, to...
