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Infectious disease risks among expatriate humanitarian workers: an exploratory survey of 78 expatriates from "Médecins du Monde."
Humanitarian workers face a significant risk of infection due to potential prolonged exposure and difficult living conditions. During the first quarter of 2007, a questionnaire...
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The emergence of American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) has been confirmed in mainland France.
The prevalence and incidence of American human trypanosomiasis (THAm) have declined in Latin America since the launch of regional cross-border initiatives coordinated by the Pan...
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BCG Vaccination in Private Practice Following the Lifting of the Mandatory Vaccination Requirement. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Under Two Years of Age, Physicians’ Practices, and Parents’ Attitudes Toward Vaccination: Results of a National Survey
Background: Following the suspension of the mandatory BCG vaccination requirement and in light of the risk that vaccination coverage among at-risk infants might decline, the French...
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Saturn-Inf Survey 2008–2009. National survey on the prevalence of lead poisoning and the seroprevalence of infectious diseases among children aged 6 months to 6 years. Protocol
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The Qualitative Effects of Climate Change on Health in France. Report by the Interministerial Working Group
According to experts from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), global warming is already underway, and its impact on health is one of the new priorities of the...
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Cluster of pertussis cases in a nursing home in Gironde, July 2006. Public Health Watch Days, Paris, November 29 and 30, 2007
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An example of a response to an international health crisis: Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in Turkey. Health Surveillance Days, Paris, November 29 and 30, 2007
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Surveillance of Pesticide Poisonings. Public Health Monitoring Conference, Paris, November 29–30, 2007
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The grim toll of accidental drownings: 401 deaths in France during the summer of 2006
Introduction - In France, most drownings are accidental and account for several hundred deaths each year. The NOYADES surveys were established to better understand these accidents and...
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Epidemiological Data on Cervical Cancer - Current Knowledge - 2008 Update
Cervical cancer is a disease of infectious origin. It ranks second among cancers affecting women worldwide in terms of incidence and first in terms of mortality, primarily in...
