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Technical information on occupational exposure to arsenic-based pesticides. Matrix of crops and exposure to arsenic-based pesticides
The Department of Occupational Health (DST) at the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) has established and coordinates a program to develop exposure-occupational...
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2014 Overseas Departments Health Barometer: Hepatitis B and C
This chapter examines how well-informed people in the overseas departments and regions (DROM) are about viral hepatitis B and C, as well as their use of screening tests for these...
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Study on Human Brucellosis in Metropolitan France, 2002–2004
Background: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease subject to mandatory reporting in public health and to animal health control measures based on culling and vaccination. Efforts to control...
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Initial final results of the 2006 drowning survey. June 1–September 30, 2006
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Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C in France in 2004. December 2006
Background: In France, the first prevalence survey of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was conducted in 1994. Regarding the hepatitis B virus (HBV), prevalence studies of markers for...
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Free, anonymous HIV testing. Profile of CDAG clients in 2004. Cross-sectional epidemiological survey
Introduction Anonymous and free HIV testing clinics (CDAG), due to their accessibility and widespread distribution throughout France, offer the easiest way to get tested, particularly...
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Outbreak of gastroenteritis linked to contamination of the drinking water distribution system in the municipality of Divonne-les-Bains, Ain (01). August–September 2003
In early September 2003, following reports to health authorities of an increase in cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in a municipality in the Ain department, and of an anomaly in...
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Breast cancer screening: What do we know today about the expected benefits?
This document follows a series of articles published in several French newspapers and journals during the first half of 2006 that questioned the benefits of breast cancer screening....
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Health Impacts of Air Pollution in the Grenoble Metropolitan Area
The health impact assessment (HIA) of urban air pollution in the Grenoble metropolitan area is part of the development of the Air Quality Protection Plan (AQPP), whose objective is to...
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Breast Cancer Screening. Evaluation Report on Epidemiological Monitoring. 2003 Data. Working Paper
The breast cancer screening program was rolled out nationwide in 2003–2004. The results of this new protocol are presented for the year 2003. The participation rate in 2003 was 33% (81...
