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Methods for analyzing the health impacts of heat waves: real-time monitoring, retrospective estimation
Since 2004, France has implemented the National Heat Wave Plan to prevent the health consequences of heat waves. Under this plan, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance is...
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The Practice of External Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Sociological Study. November 2010
The reporting of healthcare-associated infections is an action-oriented early warning system established by regulation in 2001. While the added value of this system in terms of health...
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Vaccinations Among Healthcare Workers in French Healthcare Facilities, 2009. Vaccination Coverage, Knowledge, and Perceptions Regarding Vaccinations. Final Report
Although vaccination recommendations apply to healthcare professionals in France, there are no national vaccination coverage (VC) data for this population. We conducted a survey to...
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Hospitalizations for burns based on data from the Medical Information Systems Program, mainland France, 2009. Summary
The epidemiology of burns is poorly documented in France. Yet these injuries can have devastating consequences, leading to significant physical and psychological sequelae, and their...
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National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program. Key Findings, 1998–2006
The National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program (PNSM) was established in 1998 by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance. Its objectives are to estimate trends in incidence...
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Characteristics of patients with Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, "Mondial" strain, France, 1998–2008
Legionellosis is a lung infection caused by bacteria of the genus Legionella. This disease has been monitored as a notifiable disease since 1987. Between 1998 and 2008, out of a total...
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Water Quality in the Paris Suburbs and the Incidence of Acute Gastroenteritis, 2002–2007
The Turbidity and Gastroenteritis Study aims to establish and characterize the relationship between the turbidity level of distributed water and the number of cases of acute...
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Outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections in eastern France, 2014
Human listeriosis is a foodborne infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). Between March 10 and April 2, 2014, five cases of Lm infection belonging to PCR group IIa and the rare...
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Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Adult Intensive Care Units. REA-Raisin Network, France. 2014 Results
The surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is a priority in intensive care, a high-risk setting due to patients’ critical condition and their exposure to invasive...
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Socioeconomic determinants of vaccination and cervical cancer screening via Pap smear. Analysis of the Health and Social Protection Survey (ESPS), 2012
Vaccination coverage rates for the adult diphtheria, tetanus, and polio (DTP) booster and for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescent girls are insufficient in France....
