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Prevalence of Parkinson's Disease in France: National and Regional Data, 2010–2015
Objectives: In France, data on the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) typically pertain only to specific geographic areas or populations. The objective of this report is to...
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Resources developed as part of the “Social Inequalities in Health” program, 2013–2015: “Socioeconomic Variables” fact sheets, “Social Disadvantage Indices” fact sheets, and resources for understanding the concept of vulnerability in public health
The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) and, subsequently, Santé publique France, as part of their mandate—to monitor the health of the population and its...
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Healthcare-associated infections, antibiotic resistance, and antibiotic use: data from the Raisin surveillance networks
From 2001 to 2017, the Network for the Alert, Investigation, and Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections (RAISIN; see box below) coordinated the surveillance of healthcare-associated...
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National and regional estimates of the number of diagnosed cases of Chlamydia and gonorrhea infections in France in 2016
Sexually transmitted infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae pose a public health problem due to their transmissibility, prevalence, and complications...
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Surveillance of Kidney, Bladder, and Acute Leukemia Cancers in Adults in the Bouches-du-Rhône Department (REVELA13): Spatial Analyses, 2013–2016
Since 2012, the REVELA13 Observatory has been recording new cases of kidney and bladder cancer, as well as acute leukemia in adults, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, using three...
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National Program for the Surveillance of Pleural Mesothelioma (PNSM): Twenty Years of Surveillance (1998–2017) of Mesothelioma Cases, Exposure Histories, and Compensation Processes
In 1998, the Directorate General of Labor (DGT) and the Directorate General of Health (DGS) of the respective ministries commissioned Santé publique France to establish a national...
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Epidemiology of bicycle accidents and prevention strategies to avoid them: A literature review in France and comparable developing countries, 1990–2016
Cycling is extremely widespread in countries around the world. In France, more than half of people aged 15 to 75 ride a bike at least once a year. This trend is driven by several...
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Cancer Rates in Municipalities That Hosted Uranium Mining Operations in Haute-Vienne: Incidence and Mortality Between 1980 and 2010
At the request of the director general of the Limousin Regional Health Agency (ARS), now known as the Nouvelle-Aquitaine ARS, the regional intervention unit (Cire)...
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Evaluation of the Seasonal Surveillance System for Neuroinvasive West Nile Virus Infections, 2017
A multidisciplinary surveillance system (human, equine, avian, and entomological) for West Nile virus (WNV) was established in 2001 in mainland France, with the primary objective of...
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Exposure of the French population to bisphenols A, S, and F: National Biomonitoring Program, Esteban 2014–2016
Bisphenols (A, S, and F) are synthetic chemicals primarily used in the production of polycarbonates and epoxy resins. These compounds are found in the manufacture of electronic...
