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Cluster of ringworm cases in Fécamp (76) – December 2009 – May 2010. Investigation and management support
Clustered cases of ringworm at an elementary school in Fécamp (76) were reported to health authorities in January 2010. An investigation was conducted by the Interregional Epidemiology...
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Investigation of an unexplained mass illness that occurred at a secondary school. Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (50), October 6, 2011
On October 6, 2011, emergency and medical services responded to a middle school in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (50) after a student at the school experienced a vasovagal episode and an...
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Water Quality in Central Paris and the Incidence of Acute Gastroenteritis, 2002–2007
The Turbidity and Gastroenteritis Study aims to establish and characterize the link between the turbidity level of distributed water and the number of cases of acute gastroenteritis...
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Tuberculosis in the Nord Department: A Descriptive Analysis of Mandatory Reports in 2012
Following two consecutive cases of tuberculous meningitis in children living in the same municipality in Pas-de-Calais, the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Regional Health Agency (ARS) became...
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Investigation of a cluster of salmonellosis cases in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. November 2012 to February 2013
Starting on December 24, 2012, the Paris Maternal and Child Health Service (PMI) reported several cases of salmonellosis among children attending four early childhood centers in the...
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Epidemiological Surveillance Network for Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) in the Pays de la Loire region. Initial 2007 results from the COSALI cohort of employees in the Loire region: the long-term outcomes for employees with shoulder MSDs in 2002–2004.
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Screening for lead poisoning among children who attended a recreation center in the Eure department (27). The need for and implementation of a screening campaign
Following the discovery of high levels of lead in dust samples taken from a recreation center in the Eure department (27), a modeling study conducted by Cire Normandie estimated high...
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Investigation of a cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases in the Hauts-de-Seine department. August 2012
In August 2012, seven cases of Legionnaires' disease were reported to the Ile-de-France Regional Health Agency (ARS), including five residents of a nursing home (Ehpad) in Meudon and...
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Breast Cancer, Occupations, and Occupational Exposure to Organic Solvents: Results of Two Epidemiological Studies on Breast Cancer in Men and Women
Occupational factors have been suggested as potential causes of breast cancer. We examined the risk of breast cancer by occupation and in relation to occupational exposure to petroleum...
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Assessment of the Health Impact of Urban Air Pollution (EIS-PA) in the Rennes Metropolitan Area, 2007–2009
The links between exposure to air pollution and its health effects in terms of morbidity and mortality are now well established and documented in numerous French and international...
