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Screening for lead poisoning among young children in the Bouches-du-Rhône (France), April–July 2008
Objective - The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of identifying children at risk of lead poisoning using a simple decision-making tool during maternal and child...
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Cluster of locally acquired typhoid fever cases in Ille-et-Vilaine (France), April 2009
Introduction - On June 10, 2009, the National Reference Center (NRC) for Salmonella identified two strains of S. Typhi from Ille-et-Vilaine that exhibited an antibiotic resistance...
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Report on the Monitoring of Health Data Under the Heat Wave Plan. Upper Normandy, June 1–September 30, 2004
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The Need for Complementary Environmental and Health Approaches in the Management of Contaminated Soil: The Case of Saint-Laurent-Le-Minier
The policy on the management of contaminated soil, established by the circular of February 8, 2007, emphasizes the need to address soil contamination from both environmental and health...
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The Health Effects of Environmental Exposure to Asbestos: A Summary of Studies Conducted by the InVS
Environmental exposure to asbestos, long overshadowed by the issue of occupational exposure, has a health impact that is still difficult to quantify but very real. The French Institute...
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Editorial. Special Issue. Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 in Midi-Pyrénées
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A Study of the Spatial Distribution of Cancers Potentially Linked to Soil Pollution by Organochlorine Pesticides in Martinique
For more than 20 years, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), primarily chlordecone, were used in Martinique to control the banana weevil. Scientific uncertainties regarding the health...
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Surveillance of Influenza A(H1N1) 2009: Timeline, Objectives, and Results. Special Issue. Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 in Midi-Pyrénées
On April 22, 2009, the WHO issued an international alert regarding cases of human infection with a new influenza A(H1N1)2009 virus, initially observed in Mexico and later in the United...
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Virological Surveillance. Special Issue. Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 in the Midi-Pyrénées Region
In mainland France, virological surveillance of seasonal influenza is carried out by two National Reference Centers (CNR) for influenza viruses: one in the North region (Institut...
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Implementation and management of mass vaccination. Special issue. Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 in the Midi-Pyrénées region
Mass vaccination was a key component of the public health response to the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic, complementing other measures such as symptomatic treatment of cases,...
