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Support Mission to Combat the Chikungunya Outbreak in Réunion
Since April 2005, the department of Réunion has been facing a Chikungunya epidemic. The persistence of active outbreaks despite the end of the 2005 southern winter indicates that the...
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Investigation into a suspected surge in patient volume at emergency departments in the Northern Health District, Réunion Island. October 2003
In October 2003, a suspected massive influx of patients to the emergency departments in the northern health sector of Réunion Island was reported. Activity data and the characteristics...
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Epidemiology of Asthma in Réunion: Analysis of Mortality (1990–1998) and Hospitalization Rates (1998–2002)
Over the past thirty years, the prevalence of asthma and allergies has increased significantly in France, as in many industrialized countries. The few epidemiological studies conducted...
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Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in Mayotte. Proposal for an Integrated Epidemiological Surveillance and Early Warning System
Although infectious and parasitic diseases pose a serious public health concern in Mayotte, a French departmental collectivity in the Comoros archipelago, epidemiological data on these...
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Outbreak of infantile beriberi in Mayotte. Investigation report: May 25–June 25, 2004
Between April and July 2004, the departmental community of Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, experienced an unusual increase in the number of infant deaths, as observed...
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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...
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Typhoid in Mayotte in 2007–2008
Introduction - In Mayotte, a French island in the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean, fecal-oral infections remain a major public health problem. In this context, we describe the...
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The expansion of non-specific surveillance in Mayotte and Réunion in response to the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) epidemic.
The first wave of the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) epidemic occurred on the islands of Réunion and Mayotte during the southern hemisphere winter. The limited knowledge available regarding...
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Management of the 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic in an emergency department in Saint-Pierre, Réunion Island. July–August 2009
Introduction - Since June 11, 2009, influenza A(H1N1) 2009 has been classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). The first imported case of 2009 influenza A(H1N1)...
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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....
