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Diabetes Screening: Data from the Permanent Sample of Social Security Insured Persons, 2000–2001
Background: Type 2 diabetes can progress silently for several years and lead to serious complications. In France, estimates of the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes are imprecise and...
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Modeling Short-Term Links Between Air Pollution and Health: An Update on Time Series Analysis Methods
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Genital Infections in Women in Private Practice. Aforcopi-BIO Surveys. Comparison of Results from 1987 and 2002
In connection with genital infections observed in private practice among women, the collection of 1,836 cervicovaginal samples in 1987 and 368 in 2001 enabled clinical and biological...
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Epidemiological characteristics of human botulism in France from 2001 to 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases 2001–2003
Key points: - Stable average annual incidence: 0.5 cases per million since 1991; - Predominance of type B botulism; - Most common food sources: home-cured meats, deli meats, and homemade...
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Surveillance of Human Listeriosis in France from 2001 to 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - a decrease in incidence in 2001 and stable incidence from 2001 to 2003; - investigation of three clusters of cases linked to the consumption of processed meat products:...
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Surveillance of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Children Under 15 Years of Age in France, 2001–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - Average annual incidence has remained stable since 1996: 0.7 per 105 children under 15 years of age; - Serogroup O157 is predominant; - 57% of HUS cases, for which...
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Monitoring and Communication of Environmental Risks: The Role of the Practitioner
Health crises have led to growing public concern about environmental risks. Public authorities have responded by establishing a system for analyzing, monitoring, and managing...
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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...
