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Surveillance of enteroviruses in mainland France, 2000–2004.
Since the last review of the polio situation in France in November 2000, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European Region was declared polio-free on June 21, 2002. National...
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Surveillance of tularemia in humans in France: description of cases reported in 2003 and 2004 and recommendations for the investigation of sporadic and clustered cases
Tularemia has been listed as a notifiable disease since October 2002. The objective of mandatory reporting is to monitor trends in incidence, describe the clinical and epidemiological...
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Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Intensive Care Units. France. 2004 Results
Healthcare-associated infections are more common in intensive care units than in other areas of care due to the critical condition of patients and the invasive nature of life-support...
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What to do if there is one or more cases of whooping cough
Changes in the epidemiology of pertussis, the introduction of new macrolides, the availability of new vaccines, and modifications to the vaccination schedule necessitate an update to the...
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Survey on Current and Future Practices Regarding the Tuberculosis Vaccine Among Pediatricians and General Practitioners in France
In light of the upcoming phase-out of the multi-puncture method, we conducted a survey on BCG vaccination practices in April 2005. Six hundred thirty-six pediatricians and 192 general...
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Epidemiology of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in France, 1992–2002. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - From 1992 to 2002, 991 deaths due to confirmed or probable CJD; - 805 (81.2%) sporadic cases; 91 iatrogenic cases; 89 genetic cases; and 6 vCJD cases; - Increased incidence...
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Surveillance of West Nile virus infections in France, 2001–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - A multidisciplinary surveillance program combines human, equine, avian, and entomological components; - No human or equine cases were reported in 2001 and 2002 in mainland...
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Cases of Legionnaires' disease reported in France in 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - 1,044 cases reported in 2003, with an incidence in France of 1.8 per 100,000 inhabitants; - the number of cases reported in 2003 remained stable compared to 2002; - Case...
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Epidemiology of invasive meningococcal infections in France. Summary of surveillance data, 2001–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key Points - A 20% increase in reported cases following the introduction of new case definition criteria in 2002 - An overall 60% increase in cases from 2001 to 2003 compared to...
