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Surveillance of the West Nile virus in France in 2001
During the summer of 2000, cases of West Nile virus (WNV)-associated encephalitis were identified in horses in the Montpellier region. Very quickly, surveillance was established to...
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An outbreak of meningococcal type B infection in a town in the Jura region, January–February 2000
Between January 21 and February 16, 2000, the occurrence of three cases of meningococcal meningitis of the antigenic serotype B:15: P1-7,16 and one suspected case in a town of 12,000...
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Sales of respiratory medications: a new indicator for assessing the short-term health effects of air pollution
The French data primarily used to date to measure the short-term effects of air pollution on human health have been mortality or hospital admission data. Another health indicator,...
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Type 2 diabetes in France's overseas territories: an unintended consequence of modernization
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Outbreaks of foodborne illness in 2001
In the introduction, the authors describe the procedures and quality of the surveillance systems for outbreaks of foodborne illness in France. In 2001, 483 reports of foodborne illness...
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Cases of Hepatitis A in group settings reported to the DDASS: Summary of Investigations and Recommendations
As part of its surveillance and investigation mandate, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) is frequently asked to provide guidance on how to respond to outbreaks...
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Occupational HIV and HCV Seroconversions Among Healthcare Workers in France: An Update as of June 30, 2001
Surveillance of occupational exposures among healthcare workers in France was established, using both retrospective and prospective methods, in 1991 for the human immunodeficiency...
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Surveillance of Antituberculosis Drug Resistance in Europe, 1999
Natural resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to antituberculosis drugs is rare. Drug resistance results primarily from inappropriate treatment. Resistance to antituberculosis...
