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Drug Users and Harm Reduction. Encouraging Results for HIV, More Limited Results for HCV. Results from the Pilot Phase of the Coquelicot 2002 Study. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - The Coquelicot study aims to test the feasibility of collecting blood samples from intravenous drug users (IDUs) using finger-prick blood collection on filter paper, to...
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Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in France in 2003: Data from the Rénachla Network. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - emergence of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV): 11 cases identified in 2003 in Renachla; - increase in the number of microbiological diagnoses of Chlamydia trachomatis...
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Campylobacter Infections in France, 2002–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: The launch of a surveillance network for community-acquired Campylobacter infections: 3,532 strains analyzed between 2001 and 2003. The isolation rate of strains is...
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Practices of the Ddass in response to an isolated case of non-nosocomial, non-thermal legionellosis in 2002
Legionellosis has been a notifiable disease since 1987. The surveillance system was strengthened in 1997 with the publication of a circular on the prevention and surveillance of...
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Investigation of an outbreak of flu-like illness at a long-term care facility in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. December 2003–January 2004
In late December 2003, a long-term care facility in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region reported to the DDASS that approximately 30 cases of flu-like illness had occurred among residents,...
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Quantitative Assessment of the Risk of Lung Cancer and Pleural Mesothelioma Among Automotive Mechanics
Background: A quantitative assessment of the risk of cancer (lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma) due to asbestos exposure among the population of automotive mechanics was conducted....
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2005 Heat Wave and Health Alert System (SACS 2005). Operational Report
The purpose of this report is to present the 2005 version of the heat wave and health alert system. The system remains based on the same principles that were in place during its first...
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Surveillance of nosocomial bacteremia in France. 2003 Results
This report presents the national results from the second year of surveillance of nosocomial bacteremia in France. In 2003, 137 healthcare facilities participated in the French...
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New HIV diagnoses in France in 2003: How many of these new diagnoses represent recent infections?
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Anti-smoking legislation in France: smoking
Anti-Tobacco Legislation in France Smoking is one of the most widespread public health threats in the world. One of the most effective ways to combat this scourge is through legislation....
