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Risk Assessment Studies in Vincennes, 2001–2004: An Approach Used to Assess Health Risks Associated with a Neighborhood’s Environment in Light of Its Industrial History.
Environmental studies and investigations were conducted following reports of a cluster of pediatric cancers in a neighborhood of Vincennes, which is partly located on a former...
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The Pediatric Cancer Consortium in Vincennes: The Role of the Scientific Committee from 2001 to 2006—A Clash Between Social Expectations and Scientific Expertise.
Following reports in 1999 of a cluster of childhood cancers among students attending a school built on a former industrial site, epidemiological and environmental studies initially...
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Cluster of pediatric cancer cases in Vincennes: epidemiological studies.
Three cases of childhood cancer occurred between 1995 and 1999 at a preschool built on a former industrial brownfield site in Vincennes (Val-de-Marne). An initial assessment in 2000...
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Editorial. Toward Shared Expertise Approaches.
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Paris-Jussieu University Campus, France: a cluster of five cases of pleural mesothelioma.
Introduction - Five cases of pleural mesothelioma among staff at the Jussieu campus in Paris were reported to the InVS, which sought to assess the likelihood that these mesotheliomas...
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Flu outbreak at a nursing home, Tarn, February 2007.
Introduction: In early February 2007, the coordinating physician at a nursing home reported a significant number of flu-like illnesses among residents and staff. Methods: A cohort...
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Summary of Influenza Surveillance in the French West Indies and French Guiana: 2006–2007 Season
Surveillance data from the 2006–2007 flu season show moderate flu activity in the French West Indies. In French Guiana, the epidemiology of the flu appears to have changed since 2006,...
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The Impact of the Explosion at the AZF Factory on September 21, 2001, on the Daily Lives and Health of Toulouse Residents.
The explosion at the AZF factory on September 21, 2001, was a major industrial accident with two notable characteristics: the impact on the entire city, far beyond the industrial site,...
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The "AZF" accident in Toulouse on September 21, 2001: health consequences of exposure to environmental pollution.
The accident on September 21, 2001, at the AZF factory in Toulouse resulted in the release of pollutants into the air, water, and soil both during and after the explosion. Assessing...
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Case-control investigation of community-acquired clusters of Legionnaires' disease, Pas-de-Calais, France, November 2003–January 2004.
Between November 5, 2003, and January 22, 2004, 86 cases of Legionnaires' disease were reported in the Pas-de-Calais department. This Legionnaires' disease outbreak is the largest ever...
