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Perceptions of infection risks when traveling abroad: attitudes and practices of residents of metropolitan France, 2006.
Introduction - The significant increase in international travel exposes a growing portion of the French population to health risks—whether infectious or otherwise—that can sometimes...
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Editorial. June 15, 2007: Entry into force of the new International Health Regulations
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Assessment of the short- and long-term health impacts of air pollution in Aquitaine. The urban areas of Agen, Bayonne, Bordeaux, Pau, and Périgueux
In France, air quality management is governed by the Law on Air Quality and the Rational Use of Energy of December 30, 1996. It requires each region to establish a Regional Air Quality...
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Factors Influencing Participation in Organized Breast Cancer Screening: The FADO-sein Study
In France, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women; in 2000, it accounted for 35.7% of all new cancer cases and 20.2% of cancer deaths among women. The organized breast...
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Organized cervical cancer screening. Epidemiological evaluation of the four "pilot" departments
To date, there is no national organized cervical cancer screening program in France. Since 1990, four departments—Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Isère, and Martinique—have organized screening for...
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Tetanus in France, 2001–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - 75 cases reported over 3 years, representing an average annual incidence of 0.50 per million inhabitants - High case fatality rate (up to 31% depending on age) - 87% of...
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Renacoq, hospital-based pertussis surveillance in 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key Points - 2003: Third consecutive year of decline (23% decrease from 1996–99 to 2000–2003), primarily among children older than 2 months. - 91% of cases were laboratory-confirmed. - A...
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Diphtheria in France, 2001–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - Change in case definition in 2003 - 1 case of diphtheria caused by C. diphtheriae and 3 cases caused by C. ulcerans - Vaccination coverage (3 doses) among children aged 24...
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Syphilis in France, 2000–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - In 2001, a surveillance system was established at participating sites, and trends in Extencilline® sales at private pharmacies were analyzed. - The number of syphilis cases...
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National Hepatitis C Surveillance Based on Voluntary Reference Centers: 2000–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - 26 of the 30 voluntary reference centers established in 1995 participate in a surveillance network tracking changes in the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of...
