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Semaine européenne de la vaccination 2026
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Outbreaks of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in long-term care facilities in France, 2006–2007.
Introduction: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are the leading cause of infectious mortality in nursing homes for the elderly (Ehpad). The primary objective of reporting LRTI...
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Editorial. Strengthening and evolving influenza surveillance in France: the need for coordination and improved regional coordination.
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Epidemiological and virological surveillance of influenza in mainland France: 2006–2007 season.
This article presents an epidemiological and virological overview of influenza activity in mainland France during the 2006–2007 season. Method - The article is based on community-based...
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Report the illness... and the outcome of treatment to limit transmission
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Cluster of pertussis cases in a nursing home in Gironde. July 2006
Alert On June 30, 2006, the director of a nursing home in Gironde notified the Gironde Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) of two confirmed cases of pertussis...
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Measles Vaccination: Who Should Get It, and Why?
France, like all countries in the WHO European Region, has set a goal of eliminating measles and congenital rubella by 2010. A national elimination plan defined new vaccination...
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Tuberculosis in Detention Centers in the Île-de-France Region. Prospective Study, July 1, 2005–June 30, 2006
Given the high rate of tuberculosis in the Île-de-France region and the lack of recent epidemiological data on this disease in prisons, the Interregional Epidemiology Unit conducted a...
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Surveillance of occupational exposure to HIV, HCV, and HBV among healthcare workers. Combating HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections in France. 10 years of surveillance, 1996–2005
Among healthcare workers: - 14 occupational HIV seroconversions (including 4 cases of antiretroviral prophylaxis failure) and 34 suspected infections between 1983 and 2005; - 55...
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Hepatitis B and C Viruses in the HIV-Positive Population. Combating HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in France: 10 Years of Surveillance, 1996–2005
Among the HIV-positive population: - high prevalence of HCV infection (between 24% and 28%), 70% of whom are people who use drugs; - high prevalence of cirrhosis among patients with...
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Evaluation of methods for monitoring the treatment of tuberculosis patients using the TB-info software, France, January 1996–December 2003.
In France, tuberculosis has been a reportable disease since 1964. Until now, mandatory reporting has been the sole source of information on the epidemiological situation. Two...