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Assessment of health risks associated with the inhalation of volatile organic compounds, heavy metals, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the vicinity of three major emission sources in the Rhône-Alpes region
Certain areas in the Rhône-Alpes region are home to a concentration of industries, heavy road traffic, and large populations, raising questions about the health impacts of air...
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Estimation of contamination in fish that contribute most to exposure to dioxins, furans, and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls. Sampling protocol for the Somme River basin
In 2006 and 2007, 35 fish samples from the Somme River and its tributaries were analyzed to measure their concentrations of dioxins, furans, and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls....
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Health checkups for 12- to 13-year-olds (12-year-old girls and 13-year-old boys). Descriptive analysis and epidemiological findings
Government authorities sought to evaluate the implementation, at the onset of adolescence (12-year-old girls and 13-year-old boys), of a preventive health screening based on a...
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Feasibility Study for the Northern General Cancer Registry. Study Report 2004–2008
As part of the government’s 2003–2007 cancer plan, a feasibility study for a cancer registry in the Nord region was conducted by the Nord Interregional Epidemiology Unit beginning in...
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Outbreak of Salmonella Putten in northwestern France, July–August 2008
On August 29, 2008, the National Reference Center (CNR) for Salmonella reported to the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance the occurrence of four cases of salmonellosis...
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Surveillance system for clusters of acute lower respiratory infections in senior care facilities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Winter season 2006–2007
In long-term care facilities for the elderly (LTCFs), a large number of cases and deaths due to acute respiratory infections (ARIs) could be prevented by improving prevention and...
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Investigation of Sick Building Syndrome in the ground-floor laboratories of the Institute of Biology at Nantes University Hospital, 2006–2008
Persistent health problems have been observed since 2006 among staff at a cancer research center and staff at other laboratories located on the same floor of the Institute of Biology...
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Work-Related Illnesses in Alsace: A Summary of Results from 2007–2009
Program Overview The Occupational Disease Surveillance Program (MCP), implemented by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) and the Occupational Health Inspection...
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Investigation Report on an Outbreak of Acute Waterborne Gastroenteritis in Pérignat-lès-Sarliève, Puy-de-Dôme. June–July 2010
A report of an increase in cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) by the Pérignat-lès-Sarliève medical practice in late June 2011, combined with widespread contamination of the drinking...
