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Survey on Current and Future Practices Regarding the Tuberculosis Vaccine Among Pediatricians and General Practitioners in France
In light of the upcoming phase-out of the multi-puncture method, we conducted a survey on BCG vaccination practices in April 2005. Six hundred thirty-six pediatricians and 192 general...
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Epidemiology of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in France, 1992–2002. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - From 1992 to 2002, 991 deaths due to confirmed or probable CJD; - 805 (81.2%) sporadic cases; 91 iatrogenic cases; 89 genetic cases; and 6 vCJD cases; - Increased incidence...
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Surveillance of West Nile virus infections in France, 2001–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - A multidisciplinary surveillance program combines human, equine, avian, and entomological components; - No human or equine cases were reported in 2001 and 2002 in mainland...
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Cases of Legionnaires' disease reported in France in 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - 1,044 cases reported in 2003, with an incidence in France of 1.8 per 100,000 inhabitants; - the number of cases reported in 2003 remained stable compared to 2002; - Case...
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Epidemiology of invasive meningococcal infections in France. Summary of surveillance data, 2001–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key Points - A 20% increase in reported cases following the introduction of new case definition criteria in 2002 - An overall 60% increase in cases from 2001 to 2003 compared to...
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Surveillance of Hepatitis C Screening in France from 2000 to 2003: Data from the Rena-VHC Network. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - Continued participation in Rena-VHC by 163 laboratories (8.4% of laboratories performing HCV serology tests in France) during the 2000–2003 period; - A 33% increase in the...
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Renago 2004: Gonorrhea Cases on the Rise, Significant Increase in Strain Resistance to Ciprofloxacin
Established in 1986, the Renago network (National Gonococcus Network) is based on a network of volunteer microbiology laboratories located throughout mainland France. The objectives of...
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Syphilis: New Epidemiological Findings
Surveillance conducted by the InVS using data from "voluntary" reporting sites shows a steady increase in syphilis cases between 2000 and 2002. Characteristics of the affected population...
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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...
