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Mandatory Reporting (MR) of Mesotheliomas. 2012, the first year of operation of the national system
Following a pilot phase conducted in 2011 in six participating regions, mesothelioma was designated, by decree in January 2012, as the 31st notifiable disease (MDO). This project, led by...
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Surveillance of multidrug-resistant bacteria in French healthcare facilities. 2012 data
Controlling the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB) in healthcare facilities is a priority of the national program to combat healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Since...
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Interdisciplinary Workshop on Vulnerability to Heat Waves, May 17, 2013
Ten years after the 2003 heat wave, heat waves remain a major public health concern. In light of the increased risk posed by climate change, the French Institute for Public Health...
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Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance in France: The Need for Determined and Sustained Action. Summary of Surveillance Data, November 18, 2015
The widespread and repeated use of antibiotics in human and animal healthcare leads, over time, to an increase in bacterial resistance. In fact, antibiotics act not only on their...
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Assessment of Vaccination Coverage Among Youth Participating in the Defense and Citizenship Days in Aquitaine, 2013. Pilot Study Using the Electronic Vaccination Record from MesVaccins.net
In France, there is no routine system for collecting vaccination coverage (VC) data among young people over the age of 15. However, the few studies published on this population indicate...
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National Observatory on Occupational Asthma II. Summary of the Pilot Phase and Outlook for the Monitoring of Work-Related Asthma
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Quantitative Assessment of the Health Impacts of Urban Air Pollution in France: A Review of Local Studies and Stakeholder Feedback
In 1999, the first methodological guide for conducting a quantitative health impact assessment of urban air pollution (EQIS-PA) was published by the French Institute for Public Health...
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Ev@lutil: a database for assessing occupational exposure to fibers and nanoparticles
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National Survey on the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Home Hospitalization Facilities (HAD), France, May–June 2012. Results
In May and June 2012, the national prevalence survey (ENP) of nosocomial infections (NI) and antimicrobial treatments in home hospitalization (HAD) included 179 HAD facilities and 5,954...
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Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Adult Intensive Care Units. REA-Raisin Network, France, 2013 Results
The surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is a priority in intensive care, a high-risk setting due to patients’ critical condition and their exposure to invasive...
