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European Tuberculosis Surveillance: Network Overview and Recent Findings
EuroTB is a tuberculosis surveillance network that has covered the WHO European Region since 1996. Its goal is to enhance the contribution of surveillance to tuberculosis control, based...
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What tests are recommended for an asymptomatic child who has been exposed to tuberculosis, has a positive tuberculin skin test (TST), and has a normal chest X-ray?
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Mandatory reporting of acute hepatitis B: results from the first year of surveillance, France, March 1, 2003 – April 1, 2004
The authors present here cases of symptomatic acute hepatitis B reported between March 1, 2003, and March 1, 2004. These are the initial results of the implementation of a new mandatory...
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Invasive meningococcal infections in France, 2009
Introduction - For more than twenty years, the annual incidence rate of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in France has ranged between 1 and 2 cases per 105 inhabitants. Methods -...
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Childhood vaccination coverage estimated based on 24-month health certificates, France, 2004–2007
Vaccination coverage among young children is estimated using health certificates, through a collaborative effort involving general practitioners, departmental Maternal and Child Health...
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Epidemiology of invasive meningococcal infections in France
Epidemiological surveillance of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in France relies primarily on mandatory reporting and the phenotypic and genotypic characterization of strains at the...
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Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in France
France is classified as a country with low endemicity for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, with an estimated prevalence of HBs antigen (HBsAg) of 0.65%, an incidence of symptomatic...
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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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Updates to the 2010 Vaccination Schedule and European Immunization Week. Editorial
