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Screening for Childhood Lead Poisoning in Areas Near Industrial Sources of Lead. Volume 2. Organization of Screening Programs and Trends in the Effectiveness of Exposure Reduction Measures.
Children are particularly susceptible to lead poisoning. Several environmental sources can contribute to their exposure. Since 1985, the degradation of paints used in homes until 1948...
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Epidemiological Impact of a Change in BCG Vaccination Policy in France: A Literature Review and Analysis of Available Data
The resumption since 1993 of the downward trend in tuberculosis incidence in France calls for a reassessment of the relevance of the BCG vaccination policy. Indeed, the available...
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Measles Surveillance in France. Symposium on February 28, 2001, Saint-Maurice
On February 28, 2001, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance organized a workshop on measles surveillance in France, attended by the key partners involved in the control...
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HIV-HCV Coinfection in Hospitals. National Survey, June 2001
Combination therapies delay progression to AIDS, and patients coinfected with HIV and HCV now develop serious HCV-related complications. For the first time, a study provides a national...
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The Use of the Smallpox Virus as a Biological Weapon: Estimating the Epidemiological Impact and the Role of Vaccination
The World Health Organization declared smallpox eradicated worldwide in 1980, and no new cases have been reported since then. All countries worldwide discontinued smallpox vaccination...
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Salmonella outbreak caused by Salmonella serotype infantis. Île-de-France, September–November 2001
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Breast Cancer Screening. Evaluation of Epidemiological Follow-Up. Status as of December 31, 2000
National-level evaluation data make it possible to analyze the performance of each department and the program. The indicators are calculated and analyzed by the InVS. They are...
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Assessment of the Health Impacts of the Chernobyl Accident in France: Epidemiological Surveillance System, Current State of Knowledge, Risk Assessment, and Outlook
This joint report by the IPSN and the InVS addresses the following topics in turn: an overview of the current state of knowledge regarding both the health consequences of the Chernobyl...
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Measures to Prevent and Monitor Eye Complications Related to Viewing the Total Solar Eclipse of August 11, 1999, in France
On August 11, 1999, a total solar eclipse crossed northern France along a 100-kilometer-wide path. The eclipse was partial across the rest of the country. Since observing a solar...
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2001 National Prevalence Survey of Healthcare-Associated Infections. May–June 2001. National Protocol
The challenge posed by healthcare-associated infections is now widely recognized as a public health issue in our country, where the fight against these infections acquired in hospitals...
