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Surveillance of Hepatitis C Screening in France from 2000 to 2003: Data from the Rena-VHC Network. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - Continued participation in Rena-VHC by 163 laboratories (8.4% of laboratories performing HCV serology tests in France) during the 2000–2003 period; - A 33% increase in the...
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Renago 2004: Gonorrhea Cases on the Rise, Significant Increase in Strain Resistance to Ciprofloxacin
Established in 1986, the Renago network (National Gonococcus Network) is based on a network of volunteer microbiology laboratories located throughout mainland France. The objectives of...
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Syphilis: New Epidemiological Findings
Surveillance conducted by the InVS using data from "voluntary" reporting sites shows a steady increase in syphilis cases between 2000 and 2002. Characteristics of the affected population...
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Should we continue to administer the BCG vaccine?
Until now, France was the last European country to maintain a policy of routine BCG revaccination. That policy has just been discontinued, raising a new question: should the initial...
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Occupational HIV and HCV Infections Among Healthcare Workers. Status as of December 31, 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key figures as of December 31, 2003, since the start of surveillance: - 13 occupational HIV seroconversions among healthcare workers, the most recent of which occurred in 1997 (and 32...
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Second National Survey on the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections, France, 2001. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - A second national survey on the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) was conducted in 1,533 public and private French healthcare facilities, representing...
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Cases of human brucellosis reported in France in 2001 and 2002. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - 23 cases of brucellosis reported in 2001 and 36 in 2002, representing an incidence of 0.04 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2001 and 0.05 per 100,000 in 2002, which remained...
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Cases of tuberculosis reported in France in 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - The national incidence of tuberculosis in 2003 was 10.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and has remained stable since 1997. - The incidence of tuberculosis among at-risk...
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Surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in France in 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - Seven probable cases of SARS, including four confirmed cases, were detected in France in 2003, out of 437 possible cases reported to the InVS. The index case (confirmed...
