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Renacoq: Surveillance of Pertussis in Hospitals in 2008
Since 1996, the Renacoq network has tracked pertussis cases identified in pediatric hospital settings and monitored the impact of vaccination strategies. In 42 hospitals, bacteriologists...
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Laboratory Surveillance of Imported Cases of Dengue and Chikungunya in Metropolitan France, 2008–2009
Introduction - With the establishment of the Aedes albopictus mosquito in southern France, there is a real risk of initiating a chain of transmission for arboviruses, particularly dengue...
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Childhood vaccination coverage estimated based on 24-month health certificates, France, 2004–2007
Vaccination coverage among young children is estimated using health certificates, through a collaborative effort involving general practitioners, departmental Maternal and Child Health...
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HIV-associated tuberculosis: incidence and risk factors in France, 1997–2008
To examine the incidence rates (IR) of HIV-associated tuberculosis in France, we selected 72,580 patients followed between January 1, 1997, and December 31, 2008, from the French...
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Estimated number of new HIV diagnoses among children in France between 2003 and 2006
Introduction - The most common route of HIV transmission in children is mother-to-child transmission. The objective of our study was to estimate the number of new HIV diagnoses among...
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Estimating the completeness of AIDS case surveillance using the capture-recapture method, France, 2004–2006
Introduction - AIDS surveillance in France relies on mandatory reporting (MR), the completeness of which had not been assessed since the early 1990s. The objective of this study is to...
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Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in France: Overview of Reported Cases in 2008
The data presented here pertain to cases of active tuberculosis reported in 2008 under the mandatory tuberculosis reporting system. In 2008, there were 5,758 reported cases of active...
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The international surveillance conducted by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
International surveillance is a process for the early detection and validation of alerts regarding public health events of international significance. This surveillance system,...
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2009 H1N1 Influenza Outbreak: Initial Findings in France [Editorial]
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The 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Epidemic in France: Virological Parameters.
Influenza surveillance by the National Influenza Virus Reference Centers (CNR) has addressed various objectives depending on the epidemiological context. Initially, the CNRs established...