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Clusters of febrile syndromes among older adults during the 2009 heat wave in Vaucluse, France
In August 2009, a nursing home for the elderly (Ehpad) in the Vaucluse department reported seven suspected cases of influenza. Since the nasal swabs taken to test for the new A(H1N1)2009...
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Objectively measured levels of physical activity among children in northern France
Introduction - The aim of this study was to describe the level of physical activity (PA) among school-aged children in northern France, using an objective measure of PA.Methods - The...
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Symposium on Environmental Health Surveillance: Why and How? Paris, June 22, 2009
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Investigation of an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis at a local hospital in the Var department, November–December 2007
In late December 2007, a local hospital in the Var region reported an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) cases, likely of viral origin, to the Departmental Directorate of Health and...
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Investigation of a cluster of 2009 H1N1 influenza cases. Jeu de Paume Elementary School, Créteil. June 2009
In late May 2009, a decision was made to monitor clusters of influenza cases in order to detect the circulation of the 2009 H1N1 virus in the population. On Monday, June 22, the...
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Incidence of Cancer in the Population Exposed to Groundwater Pollution in Northwest Mulhouse from 1988 to 2002
The groundwater in Alsace, north of Mulhouse, has been contaminated by a complex mixture of substances—the main component of which is chloronitrobenzene—as a result of industrial...
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Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Pays de la Loire Region: Analysis of Surveillance Data (2005)
In a circular dated November 14, 2004, the Ministries of the Interior and Health implemented a new system for monitoring carbon monoxide poisoning through the establishment of regional...
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Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Brittany: Cases Reported Between 2000 and 2007
Data from mandatory tuberculosis reporting (DO) between 2000 and 2007 in Brittany were analyzed. Brittany had the third-highest incidence rate in France (1,975 reported cases, eight...
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Description of the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) outbreaks in the French overseas territories in the Americas: Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and the Northern Islands (Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin), April 2009 to January 2010.
As the French territories closest to the areas initially affected by the 2009 A(H1N1) influenza pandemic, the regions of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique, along with the...
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Water Quality in the Lower Town of Le Havre and Sales of Medications Used to Treat Gastroenteritis—1997–2000: A Temporal Ecological Study—Appendix: Quality of Turbidity Data from Continuous Measurements
Turbidity is an optical measure of the concentration of suspended particles in water. Drinking water producers make extensive use of continuous turbidity measurements to control water...
