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Tetanus in France between 2008 and 2011
Introduction. Tetanus, a severe acute toxic infection that is often fatal, can be prevented through vaccination. This report presents cases reported in France between 2008 and 2011....
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Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes Toward Viral Hepatitis B and C in France [Editorial]
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Knowledge, perceptions, and practices regarding hepatitis B among the general population in mainland France in 2010.
Introduction. This article describes the general public’s knowledge, perceptions, and practices regarding screening and vaccination for hepatitis B virus (HBV), in comparison to those...
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Attitudes and Practices of General Practitioners Regarding Hepatitis B Vaccination, France, 2009.
Introduction. In France, hepatitis B vaccination coverage among the populations targeted by vaccination guidelines (high-risk individuals, infants, children, and adolescents) remains...
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Living with hepatitis C: a study by Hépatites info service in 2011, France.
Introduction. In France, more than 220,000 people are living with chronic hepatitis C. Nevertheless, the general public remains largely unaware of the disease. Little data is available,...
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An example of therapeutic education provided by a nurse on adherence to and the efficacy of dual therapy with peginterferon alfa-2 and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C. The PEGOBS Protocol.
Introduction. Treatment failures with INF-PEGa2a/b and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C are primarily due to poor adherence and side effects. No prospective study had yet validated the...
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Box. Latest epidemiological data on hepatitis B and C in France.
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Surveillance of Salmonella isolated from the food chain in France.
In Europe, the prevention of foodborne illnesses caused by Salmonella relies primarily on a "veterinary public health" policy. Thus, starting at the very beginning of the food chain,...
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Monitoring of biological risks associated with the consumption of shellfish in France.
Shellfish filter large volumes of water to meet their nutritional needs, thereby ingesting phytoplankton, but they also concentrate microorganisms naturally present in the water (vibrio...
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Surveillance of human listeriosis in France, 1999–2011.
Human listeriosis is a bacterial disease transmitted through the consumption of contaminated food. It is a notifiable disease. A standardized dietary questionnaire is completed by the...
