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Impact of Chronic Exposure to Fine Particles on Mortality in the Arve Valley
The health impacts of outdoor air pollution are a major concern in the Arve Valley, where the concentration of human activities, the topography, and climatic conditions contribute to the...
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Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance in France: Let’s Take This Seriously, Let’s Be Responsible
Antibiotic resistance could become one of the leading causes of death worldwide. It threatens our ability to treat even the most common infections. All sectors of healthcare and all...
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Evaluation of different methods for detecting clusters of hospital-treated cases of waterborne acute gastroenteritis
For several years, Santé publique France has been conducting research based on health insurance reimbursement data to improve the detection of hospitalizations due to acute...
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Prevagay 2015 Report. HIV Seroprevalence Survey Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Frequenting Gay Social Venues
For the first time, the Prevagay study was conducted in five different cities: Nice, Montpellier, Lyon, Lille, and Paris. The main objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence...
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Investigation Report on Suspected Cases of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in Savoie and Isère
Following reports of ten cases of ALS that occurred in a village in Savoie with approximately 900 residents between 1991 and 2013, and ten cases that occurred between 2000 and 2013 in a...
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Analysis of the Completeness and Quality of Surveillance for Severe Influenza, 2009–2013
A surveillance system for severe influenza cases requiring intensive care was established in 2009. It is coordinated at the regional level during each flu season by the CIREs in...
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Maternal Deaths in France: Better Understanding for Better Prevention. 5th Report of the Confidential National Survey on Maternal Deaths (ENCMM), 2010–2012
For the 2010–2012 period, 256 maternal deaths were identified, representing 85 women who died each year in France from causes related to pregnancy, childbirth, or the postpartum period....
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Organized cervical cancer screening. Evaluation of organized cervical cancer screening in the four permanent departments and the nine pilot departments. Pilot program 2010–2014
In 2010, 13 departments launched a pilot program for organized cervical cancer screening based on a common protocol: sending invitations and follow-up reminders to women aged 25–65 who...
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Investigation of a cluster of leptospirosis cases among inmates at a prison in the Île-de-France region
In February 2016, the National Reference Center for Leptospirosis reported two confirmed cases of leptospirosis requiring hospitalization in intensive care among inmates at a...
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Asthma Surveillance by Industry Among Artisans and Merchants Enrolled in the Social Security System for the Self-Employed
Key points: The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of asthma among all artisans and merchants enrolled in the Social Security system for the self-employed (formerly...
