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Mandatory reporting of acute hepatitis B: results from the first year of surveillance, France, March 1, 2003 – April 1, 2004
The authors present here cases of symptomatic acute hepatitis B reported between March 1, 2003, and March 1, 2004. These are the initial results of the implementation of a new mandatory...
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Tetanus in France in 2002–2004
Tetanus is a notifiable disease. Mandatory reporting allows for monitoring trends in the incidence of the disease, identifying its key epidemiological characteristics, and assessing the...
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Social Sciences and Epidemiology: Complementary Methodological Approaches to the Issue of Risky Behaviors Among People Who Use Drugs.
This article describes a study that is both multidisciplinary (combining epidemiological surveillance and socio-anthropological research) and methodological (integrating quantitative and...
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Preliminary Assessment of Strategies for Controlling an Influenza Pandemic
During the 20th century, there were three pandemics, the most recent of which occurred in 1968. Pandemics are caused by the circulation of a new influenza virus and are accompanied by a...
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Estimating the number of HCV transmissions from healthcare workers to patients and evaluating screening strategies for healthcare workers in France, 2005–2020.
Transmission of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) from a healthcare worker who is a carrier of the virus to a patient has been observed and demonstrated on several occasions during surgical...
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Estimate of the total number of cases of pneumococcal meningitis in children, using the three-source capture-recapture method, France, 2001–2002.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of bacterial meningitis in children under 2 years of age. These infections are associated with high mortality and morbidity...
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Assessment of the impact of measures taken on poultry farms on the incidence of salmonellosis in France.
Surveillance of Salmonella in animal production has revealed that Salmonella serotype Enteritidis (SE) is highly prevalent in poultry. In fact, 95% of SE strains isolated in animal...
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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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Impact of the ban on smoking in public places on hospitalizations for acute coronary syndrome in France: the EVINCOR-PMSI study, preliminary results.
