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Assessment of health risks to local residents following prolonged exposure to pollutants from the household waste landfill at a location known as La Bistade
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Contamination of the drinking water supply in Strasbourg and a simultaneous outbreak of gastroenteritis
On May 25, 2000, the manager of the SODEXHO restaurant at the Cité Administrative in Strasbourg and the Health and Environment Department of the Bas-Rhin DDASS noticed a suspicious taste...
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The relevance of an epidemiological study to assess the health consequences of radium contamination at the daycare center located at 12 Rue Chomel (7th arrondissement, Paris)
In 1998, during a radiation survey of a building that had housed a sales office for a company manufacturing items containing radium, the OPRI detected dose rates of several μSv/h in the...
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Investigation into a suspected cluster of leukemia cases in the Gaillon region (Eure). Study report
In November 1997, a resident of the town of Gaillon (Eure) reported to the Eure Department of Social Affairs (DDASS) that a family member had been diagnosed with leukemia and expressed...
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Lyme Disease Surveillance Network in Alsace. March 2001–February 2003
Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is a zoonosis found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is by far the most common tick-borne infection in Europe. The incidence of the disease...
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Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak in Long-Term Care Facilities. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. September 1999–January 2000. Investigation Report
In late November 1999, the Institute for Public Health Surveillance was notified by the National Reference Center for Salmonella and Shigella of an increase in human isolates of...
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Analysis of a cluster of cancer cases at Franklin Roosevelt School in Vincennes
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Measures to Prevent and Monitor Eye Complications Related to Viewing the Total Solar Eclipse of August 11, 1999, in France
On August 11, 1999, a total solar eclipse crossed northern France along a 100-kilometer-wide path. The eclipse was partial across the rest of the country. Since observing a solar eclipse...
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2001 National Prevalence Survey of Healthcare-Associated Infections. May–June 2001. National Protocol
The challenge posed by healthcare-associated infections is now widely recognized as a public health issue in our country, where the fight against these infections acquired in hospitals...
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Epidemiological mission on the health impacts of Hurricane Mitch in Central America. November 5–December 12, 1998
On October 26, 1998, Hurricane Mitch claimed several thousand lives and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless in Central America. Numerous agricultural resources and...
