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Editorial. SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).
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The global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
This article provides an overview of the global SARS epidemic: its history, the current situation, modes of transmission, the international response, and future prospects.
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Surveillance of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Children Under 15 Years of Age in France, 2001
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is the leading cause of acute kidney injury in children aged 1 month to 3 years. In France, a surveillance system for pediatric HUS was established in...
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Reporting of nosocomial infections caused by the hepatitis C virus, France, August 1, 2001 – December 31, 2002.
This article provides an overview of reports of HCV infection cases submitted between August 1, 2001, and December 31, 2002, and received by the InVS as of January 8, 2003, supplemented...
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Editorial. From research to monitoring nutrition-related risk or protective factors?
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Establishment of a nutritional surveillance system in France. Summary of activities, 2000–2002.
This article presents the missions and activities of the Unit for Nutritional Surveillance and Epidemiology (USEN), established in 2000 through an agreement between the InVS and the Ista...
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Body Mass Index of Children in Their Final Year of Preschool in Metropolitan France and the Overseas Departments: Regional Variations and Urban Disparities.
Since 1999, the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Employment and Solidarity have joined forces, in partnership with the InVS, to conduct a three-year cycle of surveys on...
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National Hepatitis C Surveillance Based on Voluntary Reference Centers, 2000–2001.
As part of the National Hepatitis C Control Program, 30 reference centers (currently 31) have been established across the country; these are hepatology departments located within...
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Epidemiology of HCV among people who use drugs, France, 1993–2002.
The main objective of this article is to describe, based on a review of the literature, trends in HCV transmission among people who use drugs (PWUD), detailing its key determinants...
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Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever in France in 2001
Typhoid and paratyphoid fever are notifiable diseases. This article describes the main epidemiological characteristics of 92 cases reported in France in 2001: incidence rates in France...
