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Cluster of listeriosis cases linked to the consumption of pork tongue in jelly, France, November 1999–February 2000
In France, surveillance of listeriosis is carried out through two complementary systems: genotyping of L. monocytogenes strains by the National Reference Center for Listeria, which...
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Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak in Long-Term Care Facilities. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. September 1999–January 2000. Investigation Report
In late November 1999, the Institute for Public Health Surveillance was notified by the National Reference Center for Salmonella and Shigella of an increase in human isolates of...
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Surveillance of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in the French West Indies and French Guiana: Setting Priorities by Healthcare Professionals
Infectious and parasitic diseases in the French West Indies, and even more so in French Guiana, exhibit characteristics that differ significantly from those in metropolitan France, both...
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Lyme Disease Surveillance Network in Alsace. March 2001–February 2003
Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is a zoonosis found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is by far the most common tick-borne infection in Europe. The incidence of the disease...
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Epidemiological mission on the health impacts of Hurricane Mitch in Central America. November 5–December 12, 1998
On October 26, 1998, Hurricane Mitch claimed several thousand lives and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless in Central America. Numerous agricultural resources and...
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Two outbreaks of salmonellosis caused by Salmonella enteritidis PT8 associated with the consumption of raw-milk Cantal cheese. Aveyron, Cantal, Lot. June–October 2001
In mid-July 2001, three biologists and a general practitioner from the Aveyron region reported to the DDASS an unusually high number of cases of Salmonella Enteritidis infection that had...
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Summary of investigations into clusters of salmonellosis cases linked to an excess of Salmonella isolates at Laboratory X in Paris, 1997–2002
In 1997 and 2000, four clusters of salmonellosis cases involving different serotypes that occurred in Paris—and were linked to an unusually high number of Salmonella isolates at a single...
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Meningococcal Infections in Brittany and Loire-Atlantique in 2001
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Vaccination coverage in French Guiana in 2000. Trends in vaccination coverage among children and adolescents living in the coastal region between 1991 and 2000. Yellow fever vaccination coverage among the population living in the coastal region. Vaccinati
Rapid population growth, significant population movements, and difficulties in accessing healthcare in French Guiana make it essential to regularly assess vaccination coverage and...
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The Use of the Smallpox Virus as a Biological Weapon: Estimating the Epidemiological Impact and the Role of Vaccination
The World Health Organization declared smallpox eradicated worldwide in 1980, and no new cases have been reported since then. All countries worldwide discontinued smallpox vaccination by...
