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Occupational HIV and HCV Infections Among Healthcare Workers in France: Status as of December 31, 2004
Surveillance of occupational infections among healthcare workers in France was established, using both retrospective and prospective methods, in 1991 for the human immunodeficiency virus...
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Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Co-infections in the HIV-Positive Population, France, June 2004
Co-infections with HIV and hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses are common, as these three viruses share common modes of transmission. HIV infection worsens the prognosis of HCV- and...
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Assessment of the Impact of the 2003 Summer Heat Wave on Pediatric Hospitalization Rates
According to Météo France, the summer of 2003 was the hottest in 53 years in terms of maximum temperatures (2°C above the three hottest summers on record: 1976, 1983, and 1994) and,...
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Ex-ante impact assessment of new vaccination strategies. Examples include vaccination against chickenpox for adolescents and against pertussis for young adults
To assist health authorities in developing recommendations regarding new vaccines against chickenpox and pertussis, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance assessed, under...
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Comparison of known workplace carcinogens and lists of occupational diseases
This report was prepared at the request of the Directorate of Labor Relations (DRT) of the Ministry of Labor to assist the Occupational Diseases Commission of the Higher Council for the...
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New recommendations regarding risk prevention for individuals exposed to leptospirosis. Report presented and adopted at the CSHPF meeting on March 18, 2005
A case-control study conducted by the INMA and coordinated by the InVS from July 1999 to February 2000 highlighted the role of certain freshwater recreational activities (particularly...
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Current Status and Trends in Dietary Intake Among the French Population, 1997–2003
The role of dietary intake in the development of chronic diseases (cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis) makes monitoring these factors essential. In 2001,...
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Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: Assessment of Hospital Activity, PMSI Data, France, 1998–2001
With 36,000 new cases per year, colorectal cancer ranks third in incidence among men and second among women. Treatment often involves surgery, such as a partial or total colectomy, or a...
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Human seroprevalence around pig outbreaks of Brucella suis biovar 2 brucellosis, France, 1993–2003
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease found worldwide (500,000 new cases annually globally), but its incidence and prevalence vary widely from one country to another. In France, surveillance...
