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Measles and the measles virus
Following a dramatic decline in measles cases due to vaccination, the disease reemerged in 2008, with 604 cases reported to the National Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS),...
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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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Treatment outcomes for tuberculosis cases reported in France in 2008
Early detection followed by the management of tuberculosis cases through appropriate and complete antituberculosis treatment are the main tools in the fight against tuberculosis. The...
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Characteristics of the measles outbreak that began in France in 2008: summary of mandatory reports for cases occurring through April 30, 2011
While in 2006 and 2007, the number of reported annual cases—fewer than 50—might have suggested that France was in the pre-elimination phase for measles, a significant resurgence of the...
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Vaccination coverage among healthcare workers in French healthcare facilities. Results of the 2009 Vaxisoin national survey.
Introduction - Although vaccination recommendations apply to healthcare professionals in France, there are no national vaccination coverage (VC) data for this population. We conducted a...
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Hospital-acquired influenza infections and healthcare workers, France, 2001–2010.
Very little information is available on the national burden of influenza among healthcare workers and its impact on hospitalized patients. The reports of healthcare-associated infections...
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Outbreaks of nosocomial pertussis, France, 2008–2010.
This study reviews pertussis outbreaks reported by healthcare facilities in France from 2008 to 2010 and compares them with those reported during the period from 2000 to 2007. From 2008...
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Surveillance of blood-spill incidents among unvaccinated healthcare workers exposed to HBV, 2005–2007.
Introduction - The Raisin-Geres national surveillance system for blood-exposure incidents (BEIs) identified situations involving a risk of occupational exposure to the hepatitis B virus...
