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Surveillance of Outbreaks of Acute Respiratory Infections and Acute Gastroenteritis in Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly in the Pays de la Loire Region. Surveillance Results for the Winter of 2010–2011. Evaluation of the Surveillance System
A system for monitoring and reporting clusters of acute respiratory infections (ARI) and acute gastroenteritis (AGE) was proposed in 2010 to the 557 nursing homes (Ehpad) in the Pays de...
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Pilot Study on the Reporting of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) Related to Inpatient Care. Evaluation Report
The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) was tasked by a decree dated April 25, 2006, with conducting a pilot program for the reporting of serious adverse events (SAEs)...
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Fort d'Aubervilliers Community Gardens. Results of the Food Survey. June 2011
Traces of heavy metal contamination have been detected in certain vegetables grown in the vegetable gardens of the Fort d'Aubervilliers community gardens. There may be a health risk for...
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Cluster of nonspecific symptoms at a vocational high school in Pas-de-Calais. March 2010
This report outlines the various stages of investigation and management of a cluster of nonspecific symptoms that occurred at a high school in Pas-de-Calais in March 2010, an event that...
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Investigation of a report of bladder cancer cases in the general population in Espéraza and the surrounding area (Aude), 2011
Following reports of four cases of bladder cancer diagnosed over a short period by a doctor in the town of Espéraza (Aude), an investigation was conducted by the InVS to determine...
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Health Impacts of Air Pollution in the Nantes Metropolitan Area
The objectives of this study conducted in the Nantes metropolitan area are to: - comply with the regulatory requirement of the Regional Air Quality Plan to assess the health effects of...
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Occupational Diseases in Franche-Comté. 2010 Results
The year 2010 was marked by a low response rate among occupational physicians in the region. However, in a small region like Franche-Comté, a low participation rate has a significant...
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Pilot program for a system to report serious adverse events related to healthcare (SAEs)
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French-Quebec Seminar on Clostridium difficile Infections, Wednesday, November 28, 2007, La Villette Convention Center, Cité des sciences et de l'industrie, Paris. Proceedings
Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea in adults. In 2006, an outbreak of C. difficile infections linked to a particularly virulent strain, known as...
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Local Center of the National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program for the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Corsica regions. Newsletter No. 1
