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Clustered cases of acute hepatitis B virus infection linked to acupuncture procedures. Languedoc-Roussillon, 2008
In September 2008, an acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was reported to the Gard Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs in a teenage girl whose only risk factor was...
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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 industrial...
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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 ruled...
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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 had...
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Clusters of toxoplasmosis cases in Montpellier and the surrounding area, October 2008–January 2009
In late January 2009, the Languedoc-Roussillon regional office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance was notified by the Parasitology-Mycology Laboratory at the...
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Editorial. Toward Shared Expertise Approaches.
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Outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus skin infections carrying genes encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin in schools and households, Val-d'Oise, 2006–2008. Findings of the investigation after two years of follow-up
This study describes the course of an outbreak of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) skin infections carrying the genes encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL(+))...
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Investigation of a multi-pathogen foodborne illness outbreak. Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpellier, February 2010
On Saturday, February 20, 2010, firefighters in the Hérault department reported to the Regional Health Agency that approximately 15 people had experienced abdominal pain, nausea, and...
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Evaluation of the National Heat Health Watch Warning System in France. 18th ISEE Conference, Paris, September 2006
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Cluster of typhoid fever cases linked to a restaurant in Paris, July 2006
The incidence of typhoid fever is currently very low (0.15 per 100,000) in mainland France, and more than 80% of reported cases occur upon return from travel to endemic countries. In...
