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Assessment of the Health Impacts of Urban Air Pollution, Metz. Trois Vallées Air Quality Protection Plan, 2011. Short- and Long-Term Impacts
This health impact study on air pollution was conducted using the InVS methodological guide. Initially requested for the Metz-Thionville metropolitan area as part of the Trois Vallées...
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Assessment of the Health Impact of Urban Air Pollution on the Nancy Metropolitan Area, 2011. Short- and Long-Term Impacts
This assessment was conducted as part of the Air Quality Protection Plan (PPA), which sets out guidelines aimed at preventing, reducing, or mitigating the effects of air pollution. It...
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Investigation of a multi-organism foodborne illness outbreak. Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpellier (France), February 2010
Objectives - On Saturday, February 20, 2010, firefighters in the Hérault department reported to the Hérault Territorial Delegation of the Regional Health Agency (DT34-ARS) that...
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Regionalization of Surveillance for Syphilis and Other STIs: Principles and Initial Results in Languedoc-Roussillon (France), 2009.
Introduction - The RésIST network brings together clinicians who volunteer to report cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and anogenital lymphogranuloma to the French Institute for Public...
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Les Bourdenières School District in the municipality of Chenôve (population 21,300): Assessment of health risks associated with wood-preserving chemicals
As part of a campaign to measure pesticide levels in ambient air conducted in August 2007 by the French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (Afsset) in three schools...
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The Role of CO Detectors in Alerting and Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Home: An Analysis of the Approach Taken by the Public Housing Authority Bretagne Sud Habitat (Morbihan)
A cross-sectional population survey supplemented by laboratory tests was conducted in 2007 to assess the effectiveness of carbon monoxide detectors in a public housing complex in...
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Hepatitis A outbreak in the Côtes-d'Armor department. August 2007
A descriptive study was initiated in August 2007 following the occurrence of 9 clustered cases of hepatitis A in the Côtes-d'Armor department. A case was defined as a person in whom...
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The Benefits of Using TB-info® Software for Monitoring Patients on Antituberculosis Treatment: An Analysis of the 208 Patients in the 2004 Cohort
Introduction. - We evaluated the utility of the TB-info® software in the management of patients receiving antituberculosis treatment (ATT). Methods. - A cohort study of patients who...
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Factors Influencing General Practitioners’ Participation in Public Health Surveillance: The Merveille Survey, 2008
Strengthening disease surveillance systems in France requires greater involvement of general practitioners (GPs). Methods—A descriptive, cross-sectional survey was conducted across four...
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Regarding a case of locally acquired cholera in Paris
We describe a case of locally acquired cholera that occurred in the Paris region in September 1996. The epidemiological investigation suggests that this case is linked to the consumption...
