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Spike in asthma attacks following a thunderstorm during the pollen season, Nantes, June 2013
Introduction: Increases in asthma attacks have been sporadically reported during periods of high pollen counts, particularly following thunderstorms. These phenomena are poorly...
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Surveillance of the Lyme disease vector, Ixodes ricinus, in Alsace from 2013 to 2016
Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease affecting humans in the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere. The bacteria responsible belong to the Borrelia burgdorferi...
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Study on Lyme disease and six other tick-borne diseases, Franche-Comté, 2010–2012
Introduction: The prevalence of tick-borne diseases is poorly understood in Franche-Comté. The primary objective of this first regional study was to estimate the incidence of Lyme...
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Local transmission of chikungunya in two municipalities in the Var department, August–September 2017
Introduction: The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arbovirus that is endemic and epidemic in the intertropical zone. It is transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes, such as Ae....
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Outbreaks of Acute Respiratory Infections in Nursing Homes for the Elderly in the Pays de la Loire Region: From Reporting to Surveillance
Introduction: In 2010, a surveillance and reporting system for outbreaks of acute respiratory infections (ARI) was proposed to all nursing homes (Ehpad) in the Pays de la Loire region...
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Implementation of neonatal hearing screening in the Rhône-Alpes region. Status report for 2016 and the first half of 2017
Introduction: Neonatal hearing screening (NHS) was launched as a public health program in 2015 in the Rhône-Alpes region, with the goal of detecting unilateral and bilateral hearing...
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Cross-sectional investigations into cases of tuberculosis in high schools, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, 2009–2010
Introduction - Following the simultaneous occurrence of tuberculosis cases at two high schools in Seine-Saint-Denis, the department’s tuberculosis control center conducted a study...
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Nosocomial influenza in the pediatric ward at Edouard Herriot Hospital, Lyon (France), during the 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 winters
Introduction - Influenza can be a nosocomial infection. Hospital outbreaks have been reported, but rarely in pediatric wards. A prospective study was conducted at Edouard Herriot...
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Trends in coronary heart disease in France from 2000 to 2007.
Introduction - This study aims to report on recent trends in coronary heart disease among residents aged 35 to 74 in the three geographic areas monitored by the registries (the...
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Clinical, laboratory, and electrophysiological characteristics of first episodes of coronary insufficiency in three French regions in 2006: association with 28-day survival.
Objective - To compare the characteristics of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) episodes in order to better understand regional differences in mortality. Methods - The analysis covers all...