Vaccination ( 4602 results )
Semaine européenne de la vaccination 2026
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Tetanus in France, 2001–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - 75 cases reported over 3 years, representing an average annual incidence of 0.50 per million inhabitants - High case fatality rate (up to 31% depending on age) - 87% of...
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Renacoq, hospital-based pertussis surveillance in 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key Points - 2003: Third consecutive year of decline (23% decrease from 1996–99 to 2000–2003), primarily among children older than 2 months. - 91% of cases were laboratory-confirmed. - A...
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Diphtheria in France, 2001–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - Change in case definition in 2003 - 1 case of diphtheria caused by C. diphtheriae and 3 cases caused by C. ulcerans - Vaccination coverage (3 doses) among children aged 24...
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Acute Hepatitis B: Results from the First Year of Reporting (March 1, 2003–March 1, 2004). National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - 158 reported cases of acute hepatitis B (58% reported by a hospital physician); - 3 cases of fulminant hepatitis (including 2 deaths); - 2 cases of neonatal transmission...
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Epidemiological Surveillance of Influenza in France: Strengthening Surveillance Systems. Review of the 2004–2005 Flu Season
Community-based influenza surveillance has been conducted in France for many years by the Sentinelles and GROG networks. The National Reference Centers for Influenza Viruses are...
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Measles: Mandatory Reporting and New Vaccination Measures
The strategy for measles elimination is outlined here. To eliminate measles, it is necessary to increase vaccination coverage among children, vaccinate unvaccinated generations or...
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Clusters of hepatitis A cases in several municipalities in the Landes department. July–October 2004
In late September 2004, a general practitioner in southwestern France reported several cases of hepatitis A that had occurred since July 1 in several neighboring municipalities, all of...
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Surveillance of enteroviruses in mainland France, 2000–2004.
Since the last review of the polio situation in France in November 2000, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European Region was declared polio-free on June 21, 2002. National...
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European Tuberculosis Surveillance: Network Overview and Recent Findings
EuroTB is a tuberculosis surveillance network that has covered the WHO European Region since 1996. Its goal is to enhance the contribution of surveillance to tuberculosis control, based...
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What tests are recommended for an asymptomatic child who has been exposed to tuberculosis, has a positive tuberculin skin test (TST), and has a normal chest X-ray?
