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Traumatic deaths during sports activities in mainland France in 2017 and 2018. Results of a data collection based on media reports available online
Physical activity is beneficial to health and helps reduce the incidence of many diseases or their consequences. However, sports can also lead to accidents that may sometimes prove...
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Surveillance of Hepatitis B and C
To mark National Hepatitis B and C Awareness Day 2017, this bulletin presents surveillance data on the screening and diagnosis of hepatitis B and C, as well as hepatitis B vaccination...
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Invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infections following cardiac surgery and an assessment of practices regarding extracorporeal circulation equipment in France: results
In 2015, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) issued an alert, relayed via a Rapid Health Alert (RHA), regarding the occurrence of cases of Mycobacterium...
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Monitoring of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: analysis of data from the French healthcare information systems program between 2006 and 2013
Key points: Between 2006 and 2013, 3,207 children were diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) during their hospital stay in the neonatal period, representing 0.48 cases...
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Mandatory Reporting of Mesothelioma: Feasibility of Surveys and Exposure Assessment Based on a Pilot Study in 9 French Regions
While occupational exposure to asbestos accounts for 75% to 92% of pleural mesothelioma cases in men, many questions remain regarding exposure factors in women, young men, and...
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Mortality Associated with Parkinson’s Syndrome in France: A Study Based on Death Certificates, 2000–2010
Introduction: There is still limited information available in France to assess the burden of parkinsonian syndromes (PS), of which Parkinson’s disease is the most common cause, in...
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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...
