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Pertussis Vaccination in Europe: A Review of the Situation at the End of 1999
The history of pertussis in European countries has clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of pertussis vaccination in reducing the incidence of the disease. In some countries,...
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Surveillance of hemolytic uremic syndrome among children under 15 years of age in 1998
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) pose a major food safety problem in industrialized countries and have caused several large-scale outbreaks with high fatality rates. In France, a...
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Social characteristics, substance use, and risks among people who use drugs attending needle exchange programs in France
Studies conducted in France and other countries show that the practice of sharing syringes persists. Furthermore, sharing preparation equipment and reusing filters can be potential...
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Samu World Mission in Nicaragua
Following the passage of Hurricane Mitch through Central America on October 31, 1998, Samu Mondial was dispatched on a mission to Nicaragua and Honduras, in collaboration with the...
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Monitoring the short-term effects of air pollution on mortality in urban areas. Results of a feasibility study in nine French cities
Background: The objective of this study was to quantify the short-term effects of air pollution on mortality and to assess the feasibility of establishing an epidemiological...
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Clonal expansion of Neisseria meningitidis W135
Objectives: Surveillance of communicable infectious diseases requires close collaboration among clinicians, epidemiologists, and biologists to prevent any risk of an epidemic,...
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Epidemiology of Pertussis in France
Despite having achieved very high vaccination coverage rates for over 30 years with a vaccine whose protective efficacy has been confirmed by surveillance data and outbreak...
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Current Issues in Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance in Primary Care
Antibiotic resistance is spreading faster than the development of new antibiotics. In outpatient care, the treatment of middle ear infections in children requires increasingly...
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Epidemiology of viral gastroenteritis associated with the consumption of shellfish
