A multidisciplinary and structured investigation of three suspected clusters of transverse upper limb reduction defects in France.
Julie Boudet-BerquierChristophe DematteiLaurence GuldnerAnne GallaySylvie ManouvrierJérémie BottonClaire PhilippatFleur DelvaJuliette BlochCaroline SemailleSylvie OdentIsabelle PerthusHanitra RandrianaivoSylvie BabajkoTiphaine BarjatClaire BeneteauNaima BrennetotEster GarneGeorges HaddadMounia HocineIsabelle LacroixKlervi LeuraudMichel MenchJoan MorrisSophie PatrierArnaud SarteletAlain VerloesChristophe BonaldiMélina Le BarbierBertrand GagnièrePhilippe PépinRonan OllivierMonique BitounLisa KingAndrea Guajardo-VillarEugenia GomesJean-Claude DesenclosNolwenn RegnaultAlexandra BenachiPublished in: European journal of epidemiology (2024)
Our experience highlights that in the event of suspicious clusters occurring in different areas of a country, a coordinated and standardised approach should be preferred.