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Epidemiological Surveillance of Tuberculosis in Gironde (France), 1995–2008: The Benefits of Networking
Tuberculosis surveillance in Gironde is carried out through a network that has gradually taken shape over the past fifteen years. The goal was to improve the completeness of mandatory...
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Hospitalizations for follow-up care and rehabilitation in France following a stroke in 2007
Objectives - The objectives of this study were to estimate the proportion of patients admitted to acute care and rehabilitation (ACR) units following a stroke and to describe how this...
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The Eradication of Polio: Where Do We Stand in 2010?
Twenty years after the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the number of endemic countries has fallen from 125 in 1988 to four in 2008 (Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and...
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Organized Colorectal Cancer Screening: Data Format Guide and Definitions of Indicators for the National Program Evaluation. Version 2
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Hepatitis E: An Overview of Human Epidemiology
Hepatitis E, which is endemic in countries with inadequate public sanitation, is responsible for locally acquired cases in industrialized nations. The sources of infection and modes of...
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Hepatitis E: New Findings in Animals
A distinctive feature of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) is that it can infect both humans and animals. New findings, such as the close genetic similarity between strains found in humans and...
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Box - Coal-related cases in humans: an overview of cases and exposed individuals treated in connection with recent animal outbreaks in France
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Anthrax in France: Outbreaks in the summer of 2009 and cases reported over the past decade (1999–2009)
Between 1999 and 2009, 74 outbreaks of anthrax, primarily in cattle, confirmed by the isolation of Bacillus anthracis, were recorded in France across 14 departments (annual average: 7...
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Lyme disease: Overview and implications of the introduction of a new host, the Siberian chipmunk, in the Île-de-France region
The epidemiology of Lyme disease remains poorly understood in France, as data are very limited. Incidence studies have shown significant regional variation, with high risk levels in...
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2009 H1N1 Influenza A Outbreak at a Summer Camp, Haute-Savoie, France, August 2009.
Introduction - On August 19, 2009, several cases of gastrointestinal symptoms accompanied by fever that occurred at a vacation center in Haute-Savoie were reported to the Departmental...
