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Epidemiological Surveillance of Drowning. Drowning Investigations 2003. June 1–September 30, 2003
In France, drowning incidents—whether or not they result in death—constitute a significant public health problem, as they account for more than 500 accidental deaths each year and...
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Measles Surveillance in France: Current Status and Progress Toward Elimination of the Disease
Although a safe, highly effective, and inexpensive vaccine is available, according to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), measles affects more than 30 million children...
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Assessment of the relationship between policies to combat salmonella in poultry farms and the decline in the number of human salmonellosis cases in France
Salmonellosis is the most significant foodborne bacterial infection in terms of its impact on morbidity and mortality in humans. Surveillance of salmonellosis cases by the National...
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The 2003 Summer Heat Wave: Relationships Between Temperature, Air Pollution, and Mortality in Nine French Cities. Study Report
According to Météo-France, the summer of 2003 was the hottest in 53 years in terms of both maximum and, importantly, minimum temperatures. Furthermore, weather conditions contributed to...
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Surveillance of nosocomial bacteremia in France. 2002 Results
This report presents the first national surveillance results for nosocomial bacteremia in France. In 2002, 268 healthcare facilities participated in the French surveillance network for...
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in France, 1992–2002
A national surveillance network for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) was established in France in the early 1990s with two objectives: to gain a better understanding of the incidence and...
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. The 2003 SARS outbreak in France. Report on the epidemiological management of SARS by the InVS
The SARS pandemic, which emerged in Asia in 2003, spread rapidly to thirty countries before subsiding within three months, thanks to drastic prevention and control measures. In France,...
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2002 Feasibility Study. The Labville Network for the Development of a National Electronic Surveillance System for Antibiotic Resistance Using Community Laboratories
The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) aims to establish a sentinel network of private laboratory practitioners to continuously monitor antibiotic susceptibility in...
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Comparison of data from the National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program and the PMSI. Medical Information System Program. Study Report
Background and Objectives: The National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program (PNSM) was launched in 1998. The program’s primary objective is to estimate the incidence of pleural...
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Heat Wave and Health Alert System (SACS) 2004. Operational Report
The 2004 heat wave warning system was developed based on a retrospective analysis of health and meteorological data from fourteen pilot cities. The identification of a relevant...
