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Legionella and Legionnaires' disease. What have we learned over the past 30 years?
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Long-term exposure to air pollution and mortality from respiratory diseases
The relationship between respiratory mortality and chronic exposure to air pollution can be examined through various types of studies: epidemiological studies (cohort studies,...
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Surge in human and animal cases of tularemia in France during the winter of 2007–2008: an outbreak or an isolated incident?
Background: Tularemia is a zoonotic disease that is monitored in France in humans and hares. We report the results of disease surveillance in these two species during 2007 and 2008....
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Cases of carbon monoxide poisoning in mainland France in 2007
Data from the carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning surveillance system established in mainland France are intended to guide public health initiatives and assess their impact over time and...
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Departmental estimates of colorectal cancer incidence in France based on hospital data, 1999–2003
Background. - In France, cancer incidence is measured by departmental cancer registries, which cover 15% of the population. Cancer incidence is estimated at the national and regional...
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Should we continue to administer the BCG vaccine?
Until now, France was the last European country to maintain a policy of routine BCG revaccination. That policy has just been discontinued, raising a new question: should the initial...
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Occupational HIV and HCV Infections Among Healthcare Workers. Status as of December 31, 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key figures as of December 31, 2003, since the start of surveillance: - 13 occupational HIV seroconversions among healthcare workers, the most recent of which occurred in 1997 (and 32...
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Second National Survey on the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections, France, 2001. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - A second national survey on the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) was conducted in 1,533 public and private French healthcare facilities, representing...
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Cases of human brucellosis reported in France in 2001 and 2002. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - 23 cases of brucellosis reported in 2001 and 36 in 2002, representing an incidence of 0.04 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2001 and 0.05 per 100,000 in 2002, which remained...
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Cases of tuberculosis reported in France in 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - The national incidence of tuberculosis in 2003 was 10.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and has remained stable since 1997. - The incidence of tuberculosis among at-risk...