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Three infectious diseases commonly found among migrants in France: HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis B.
The prevalence of HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis B is high in certain regions of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. The aim of this article is to describe the...
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Box - Prevalence of diabetes, health status, and healthcare utilization among people with diabetes who are originally from a Maghreb country and reside in metropolitan France.
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The Lack of Cervical Cancer Screening by Migration Status Among Women in the Paris Metropolitan Area in 2010.
Objectives - The objective of this study was to compare cervical cancer screening practices using Pap smears among French women born to two French parents (FPF), French women born to...
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Use of health insurance data to assess the health impact of an outbreak of waterborne gastroenteritis, Bourg-Saint-Maurice (Arc 1800), 2006
Introduction - On the night of February 23–24, 2006, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) was identified at the Arc 1800 ski resort in Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Epidemiological and...
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Treatment outcomes for tuberculosis cases reported in France in 2008
Early detection followed by the management of tuberculosis cases through appropriate and complete antituberculosis treatment are the main tools in the fight against tuberculosis. The...
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Characteristics of the measles outbreak that began in France in 2008: summary of mandatory reports for cases occurring through April 30, 2011
While in 2006 and 2007, the number of reported annual cases—fewer than 50—might have suggested that France was in the pre-elimination phase for measles, a significant resurgence of the...
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Vaccination coverage among healthcare workers in French healthcare facilities. Results of the 2009 Vaxisoin national survey.
Introduction - Although vaccination recommendations apply to healthcare professionals in France, there are no national vaccination coverage (VC) data for this population. We conducted...
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Hospital-acquired influenza infections and healthcare workers, France, 2001–2010.
Very little information is available on the national burden of influenza among healthcare workers and its impact on hospitalized patients. The reports of healthcare-associated...
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Outbreaks of nosocomial pertussis, France, 2008–2010.
This study reviews pertussis outbreaks reported by healthcare facilities in France from 2008 to 2010 and compares them with those reported during the period from 2000 to 2007. From...
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Surveillance of blood-spill incidents among unvaccinated healthcare workers exposed to HBV, 2005–2007.
Introduction - The Raisin-Geres national surveillance system for blood-exposure incidents (BEIs) identified situations involving a risk of occupational exposure to the hepatitis B...
