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Prevalence of the HBs antigen in two at-risk populations: people who inject drugs (ANRS-Coquelicot 2011–2013) and men who have sex with men (Prevagay 2009) in Paris, France.
The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance conducted two seroprevalence studies of the HBs antigen (HBsAg) in specific populations. The first, the ANRS-Coquelicot survey,...
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Investigation of an outbreak of swimmer’s dermatitis in Auvergne, June 2014
Introduction: On June 12, 2014, suspected cases of swimmer’s dermatitis in a body of water in Puy-de-Dôme were reported to the Auvergne Regional Health Agency (ARS). Since this type of...
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Self-reported measles vaccination coverage among medical and pharmacy students at Aix-Marseille University: reasons for non-vaccination, Marseille, France, 2013
France has recently been affected by a measles outbreak involving healthcare professionals. In 2013, a cross-sectional study was conducted among medical and pharmacy residents at the...
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Tuberculosis Vaccination Coverage in the Bas-Rhin (France) in 2012–2013
Introduction: In 2007, the mandatory BCG vaccination requirement was suspended and replaced by a recommendation to vaccinate children at high risk of tuberculosis. Since then, it has no...
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Evaluation of Tuberculosis Screening Among Vulnerable Foreign Nationals at a Médecins du Monde Health Center in Paris in 2012
Introduction: More than half (56%) of tuberculosis cases reported in France involve people born abroad. Our study evaluated screening for active tuberculosis (ATB) among migrants in...
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Body Mass Index and Physical Fitness Among 49,600 Middle and High School Students in Six French Regions, 2007–2014.
Introduction: A sedentary lifestyle is becoming a major societal issue. Against a backdrop of increasing inactivity, physical fitness is now a key determinant of health as well as a...
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Monitoring influenza outbreaks at the regional level. Example of the 2014–2015 winter outbreak in the Pays de la Loire region, France
Introduction: Using the 2014–2015 influenza epidemic in the Pays de la Loire region as a case study, this article describes how surveillance tools are used at the regional level and...
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Epidemiological data on severe and profound bilateral hearing loss in France for children born between 1997 and 2005.
The two French registries of childhood disabilities, which cover the departments of Haute-Garonne (RHE31), Isère, Savoie, and Haute-Savoie (RHEOP), are specifically tasked with...
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Social Inequalities in Access to Healthcare and Preventive Care in Midi-Pyrénées, France, 2012
Introduction: The objective was to describe social inequalities in the use of healthcare and preventive services in the Midi-Pyrénées region using health insurance databases and an...
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Suicide and Suicide Attempts in the Rhône-Alpes Region
The Rhône-Alpes Regional Suicide Observatory was established in 2014 to improve understanding of suicide and suicide attempts (SA) in the region. The data presented concern suicide...
