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Assessment of vaccination coverage with the MenBvac® vaccine among individuals targeted by the vaccination campaign in Dieppe and the surrounding area, June 2006–May 2009
Background. Between 2003 and 2009, the department of Seine-Maritime—and particularly an area encompassing Dieppe and its surroundings—experienced a hyperendemic situation of invasive...
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The Influence of the Socioeconomic Environment and Access to Healthcare on Participation in the Organized Breast Cancer Screening Program, Calvados (France), 2004–2006.
Background. While low participation in breast cancer screening is associated with lower individual socioeconomic status, the reasons for this insufficient participation are not fully...
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Prevalence of HIV infection in a sample of men who have sex with men in Paris. The 2009 Prévagay Survey (ANRS-InVS*).
Introduction. National estimates of HIV incidence in France indicate that men who have sex with men (MSM) represent the most affected population, accounting for nearly half of all new...
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Interdisciplinary management of an unexplained cluster of symptoms among staff at a school in Brittany, October 2010–June 2011. Implementation of the approach outlined in a new technical guide
In early October 2010, health authorities were called upon to "address health issues" affecting teachers at a school in Brittany: fatigue, migraines, and upper respiratory tract...
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SentASM Project: A Pilot Study on Asthma Surveillance Among Salaried Workers in Two French Regions in 2007–2008
Introduction. A pilot study was conducted in 2007–2008 to assess the feasibility of an epidemiological surveillance system for asthma based on a network of occupational physicians and to...
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Community-wide hepatitis A outbreak in the Nord department, France, 2008–2009
In 2008 and 2009, a community-based hepatitis A outbreak spread throughout the Nord department. Epidemiological surveillance helped identify the factors contributing to transmission and...
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Urinary tract infections in catheterized patients. Results of a prevalence survey at Amiens University Hospital
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in the Ardennes. An epidemiological study of ONF staff
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Outbreak of Toxoplasma gondii foodborne illness linked to the consumption of lamb. Aveyron (France), November 2010
On November 15, 2010, three confirmed cases of toxoplasmosis in members of the same family were reported to the Midi-Pyrénées Regional Health Agency. The only meal they shared, on...
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Monitoring of musculoskeletal disorders in the Bouches-du-Rhône department. Study of carpal tunnel syndrome following surgery, 2008–2009.
As part of the epidemiological surveillance program for musculoskeletal disorders implemented by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), a study on surgically treated...
