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Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections, France, 2001–2005. Regular Surveillance Reports - Infectious Diseases
In 2001, health authorities made it mandatory to report rare or serious healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in order to detect them early and facilitate their control. We describe...
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Epidemiological and Virological Surveillance of Influenza in France: 2005–2006 Season. Regular Surveillance Reports - Infectious Diseases
This article summarizes seasonal influenza activity in metropolitan France for the 2005–2006 season. Methodology - The article is based on community data provided by the Sentinelles...
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Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C in France in 2004. December 2006
Background: In France, the first prevalence survey of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was conducted in 1994. Regarding the hepatitis B virus (HBV), prevalence studies of markers for...
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Issues Raised by the First Case of Imported Viral Hemorrhagic Fever in France (November 2004)
The first imported case of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) was reported in France in November 2004. In the medical intensive care unit, the patient was isolated in a single room without...
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Survey on Public Health Interventions. Health Impact of the August 2003 Heat Wave: Initial Findings and Future Research
This article summarizes the objectives of a study that tracked changes in the workload of healthcare workers in several major cities (Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Nice, Bordeaux, and...
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Heat-related deaths in healthcare facilities in France: August 8–19, 2003. Health impact of the August 2003 heat wave: initial findings and further research needed
This article presents the survey conducted in healthcare facilities that treated cases of heatstroke. The study suggests that people with limited independence—such as the elderly, those...
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Trends in Cancer Incidence and Mortality in France from 1978 to 2000
The results presented in this report provide estimates of cancer incidence (the frequency of new cases) and mortality in France from 1978 to 2000. They serve as an updated reference to...
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Heat Waves and Health: A Literature Review. Health Impacts of the August 2003 Heat Wave: Initial Findings and Future Research
This article provides an overview of the national and international literature on three key areas: the assessment of heat exposure; heat-related health effects and their risk factors;...
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Health Impact of the August 2003 Heat Wave: Initial Findings and Future Research. Editorial
The Director General of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance provides an overview of the heat wave, a public health disaster that struck France in August 2003. His...
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Assessment of the Health Impacts of Urban Air Pollution. Update of the Methodological Guide: Provisional Recommendations for Short- and Long-Term Health Impact Assessments; User Manual for the EIS-PA Software, Version 2.0. March 2003
To assist in assessing the health effects of air quality within the framework of the Regional Air Quality Plans (PRQA), the Institute for Public Health Surveillance published a...
