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Estimating the number of HCV transmissions from healthcare workers to patients and evaluating screening strategies for healthcare workers in France, 2005–2020.
Transmission of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) from a healthcare worker who is a carrier of the virus to a patient has been observed and demonstrated on several occasions during surgical...
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Estimate of the total number of cases of pneumococcal meningitis in children, using the three-source capture-recapture method, France, 2001–2002.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of bacterial meningitis in children under 2 years of age. These infections are associated with high mortality and morbidity...
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Assessment of the impact of measures taken on poultry farms on the incidence of salmonellosis in France.
Surveillance of Salmonella in animal production has revealed that Salmonella serotype Enteritidis (SE) is highly prevalent in poultry. In fact, 95% of SE strains isolated in animal...
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Evaluation of the Implementation of the New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening
In 2000, the Ministry of Health’s Cancer Plan established the nationwide rollout of a screening program that had already been launched in 32 departments since 1994. In 2003, 46 new...
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National Survey on the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Results for the Population Aged 65 and Older, France, 2001
The six objectives of the prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections among people aged 65 and older are those of the national survey, which aims to raise awareness among all...
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Outbreaks of dengue and chikungunya in mainland France, 2010–2018
Aedes albopictus, a vector for dengue and chikungunya viruses, poses a risk of local transmission of these arboviruses in metropolitan France. Since its establishment, epidemiological...
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Box - Sumer: A National Survey on Occupational Exposure Among Employees.
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Afsset's structure for addressing environmental health inquiries. Example: Air quality in covered parking garages.
The French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (Afsset) has established a system for collective expert review to address the requests submitted to it. These requests...
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Preparedness for Industrial Accidents and Disasters (Peraic).
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Gender and Social Characteristics of Adolescent Drug Users, France, 2000–2005
Introduction - Recent studies of the adult population suggest that social status influences the use of both legal and illegal psychoactive substances differently among men and women,...
