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Martinique: Health and Diet
Martinique lacked data on the nutritional status and dietary habits of its population, as the last major survey on the subject dated back to the 1980s. However, over the past twenty...
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Abena Study 2004–2005: Diet and Nutritional Status of Aid Recipients
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and related diseases in France in 2001
This article outlines the objectives of the national surveillance network for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and related diseases: to detect all cases of human subacute transmissible...
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Surveillance of hemolytic-uremic syndrome in children under 15 years of age in France, 2002 and 2003
This article describes the surveillance system for Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) in France and presents the data analyzed in 2002 and 2003.
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Evaluation of a Pilot Surveillance System for Hepatitis A, France 2001
A pilot surveillance program for hepatitis A was launched in 1999 by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) in collaboration with the Departmental Directorates of...
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Hepatitis A Surveillance in France Over the Past Twenty Years: Current Data Do Not Allow for an Estimate of the Incidence Rate
In Europe, as hygiene conditions have improved, the incidence rate of hepatitis A has declined over the past few decades. This decline is confirmed in France by seroprevalence surveys...
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Surge in Hantavirus Infections, France 2003
Background. Hantavirus infections are present in northeastern France. Humans become infected by inhaling dust contaminated with rodent excreta. In February 2003, the National Reference...
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Seasonal influenza, avian influenza, pandemic influenza: knowledge and attitudes.
The emergence of avian influenza outbreaks in Southeast Asia and cases in humans has in recent years reignited fears of a pandemic that could claim millions of lives. Although the number...
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Surveillance of West Nile virus in France in the Mediterranean coastal departments, 2003–2006.
Following the reemergence of West Nile virus (WNV) in the Camargue in September 2000, a multi-species surveillance program was implemented in 2001 across the three departments of the...
