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Occupational Health Surveillance: The Case of the “Two-Week Campaign on Occupational Diseases (MCP)” in Midi-Pyrénées, France, November 2006
Introduction - The national surveillance program for work-related diseases (WRD) was implemented in the Midi-Pyrénées region in 2006 to estimate the prevalence of WRD by sex, age,...
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The recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Board of the 2008–2010 Chlordecone Action Plan regarding the exposure of the Caribbean population to chlordecone.
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Organochlorine Pesticides and Cancer: Contributions of Epidemiological Studies to the Assessment and Management of Health Risks in the Caribbean.
Chlordecone, an organochlorine insecticide formerly used in banana plantations, contaminates soil, water, and certain plant and animal food sources in Guadeloupe and Martinique....
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A study of the spatial distribution of cancers potentially linked to soil contamination by organochlorine pesticides in Martinique.
For more than 20 years, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), primarily chlordecone, were used in Martinique to control the banana weevil. Scientific uncertainties regarding the health...
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A Study of the Incidence of Leptospirosis in the Ardennes Department, France, 1996–2005
Introduction - The Ardennes department has one of the highest annual incidence rates of leptospirosis in metropolitan France. This study, conducted at the request of the Departmental...
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Box. Data on food contamination in Martinique and Guadeloupe: the Reso (Organochlorine Residues) surveys, 2005–2007.
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Characterization of population groups at high risk of dietary exposure to chlordecone—Guadeloupe and Martinique, 2003–2009.
Chlordecone, an organochlorine insecticide, was widely used in Martinique and Guadeloupe to control the banana weevil, leading to long-term soil contamination. This contamination has...
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First report of a dengue outbreak in a town in the interior of French Guiana: Maripasoula, France, February 2006
Introduction - An outbreak of dengue fever 2 occurred in the western municipalities of French Guiana beginning in late November 2005. An investigation was conducted in Maripasoula in...
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Cluster of giardiasis cases during a river cruise in Languedoc-Roussillon, France, September–October 2008
Introduction - On November 12, 2008, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance was notified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of cases of...
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Traffic Accident Victims: What Are the Trends? Rhône Registry, France, 1996–2008
Against the backdrop of an overall decline in traffic-related injuries, this article presents a detailed analysis of trends in this area. The Rhône Registry of Road Traffic Accident...
