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Epidemiology of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in France, 1992–2002. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - From 1992 to 2002, 991 deaths due to confirmed or probable CJD; - 805 (81.2%) sporadic cases; 91 iatrogenic cases; 89 genetic cases; and 6 vCJD cases; - Increased incidence...
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Surveillance of West Nile virus infections in France, 2001–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - A multidisciplinary surveillance program combines human, equine, avian, and entomological components; - No human or equine cases were reported in 2001 and 2002 in mainland...
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Cases of Legionnaires' disease reported in France in 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - 1,044 cases reported in 2003, with an incidence in France of 1.8 per 100,000 inhabitants; - the number of cases reported in 2003 remained stable compared to 2002; - Case...
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Epidemiology of invasive meningococcal infections in France. Summary of surveillance data, 2001–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key Points - A 20% increase in reported cases following the introduction of new case definition criteria in 2002 - An overall 60% increase in cases from 2001 to 2003 compared to...
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Surveillance of Hepatitis C Screening in France from 2000 to 2003: Data from the Rena-VHC Network. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - Continued participation in Rena-VHC by 163 laboratories (8.4% of laboratories performing HCV serology tests in France) during the 2000–2003 period; - A 33% increase in the...
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Renago 2004: Gonorrhea Cases on the Rise, Significant Increase in Strain Resistance to Ciprofloxacin
Established in 1986, the Renago network (National Gonococcus Network) is based on a network of volunteer microbiology laboratories located throughout mainland France. The objectives of...
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Syphilis: New Epidemiological Findings
Surveillance conducted by the InVS using data from "voluntary" reporting sites shows a steady increase in syphilis cases between 2000 and 2002. Characteristics of the affected population...
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Should we continue to administer the BCG vaccine?
Until now, France was the last European country to maintain a policy of routine BCG revaccination. That policy has just been discontinued, raising a new question: should the initial...
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Occupational HIV and HCV Infections Among Healthcare Workers. Status as of December 31, 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key figures as of December 31, 2003, since the start of surveillance: - 13 occupational HIV seroconversions among healthcare workers, the most recent of which occurred in 1997 (and 32...
