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Acute hepatitis C: hospital-acquired or community-acquired infection?
In 2008, an acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was diagnosed during the pre-transplant evaluation of a 29-year-old female patient with cystic fibrosis. An epidemiological...
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A survey of crack users in the Île-de-France region. Feedback on a harm reduction tool designed to limit the transmission of HIV and hepatitis
In France, the population of crack users is particularly at risk of hepatitis C transmission through the sharing of glass crack pipes, which are easily breakable and conduct heat well....
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Chronic Hepatitis B Treated at Specialized Centers Since 2008: Initial Results
A national surveillance system for chronic hepatitis B was established in 2008, in collaboration with reference centers (university hospital hepatology departments), to describe the...
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Hepatitis B vaccination coverage among children estimated based on 24-month health certificates, France, 2004–2007
In France, vaccination against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is recommended for all infants, following a 3-dose schedule. Vaccination coverage among infants is estimated based on...
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Differing Perceptions of Outdoor Air Pollution: Social and Regional Disparities. How Can We Develop an Equitable Policy?
The "Environmental Health Barometer" survey conducted by the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES) gathered opinions on environmental and health issues through a...
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World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2010 [Editorial]
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Tobacco use by socioeconomic category and industry sector. Methodological tool for epidemiology. Accompanying note
The report "Tobacco Use by Socio-Professional Category and Economic Sector" presents, for the first time in France, estimates of tobacco use by occupation and economic sector. These data...
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Health Impacts of Climate Change in France. What Are the Challenges for the InVS?
Several health risks and environmental events that are likely to be exacerbated by climate change are commonly identified in the literature: the emergence or re-emergence of infectious...
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Recommendations for the Surveillance and Control of Animal and Human Anthrax. Methodological Guide
The persistence of animal anthrax outbreaks linked to a terrestrial reservoir—which cannot be eradicated despite the preventive health measures implemented—means that the risk of...
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Report of the InVS/Afsse Task Force on Poison Control Centers and Pharmacovigilance Centers. Proposals for the Organization of Pharmacovigilance. September 2003
Decrees No. 96-833 of September 17, 1996 (on the missions and resources of Poison Control Centers) and No. 99-841 of September 28, 1999 (on the organization of toxicovigilance) failed to...
