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Vaccination coverage among 6-year-old children in their final year of preschool, France, 2005–2006
Introduction. In 1999, a three-year cycle of school-based surveys was established to estimate indicators for monitoring children’s health, including vaccination coverage. Method. A...
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Outbreak of infections caused by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O104:H4 linked to the consumption of sprouted seeds. June 2011, Bègles, Gironde, France
On June 22, 2011, a hospital located near Bordeaux in the Gironde department reported eight cases of bloody diarrhea, including two cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in adults, to...
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Aquitaine Respiratory Network (AquiRespi): Characteristics of Children Treated During the 2010–2011 Season. The 2010–2011 Bronchiolitis Epidemic: A Comparative Analysis of Data from the AquiRespi, OSCOUR®, and SOS Médecins Networks
Bronchiolitis is a seasonal, epidemic respiratory viral infection caused primarily by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which circulates in France mainly between October and...
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How can we assess the health impacts of urban air pollution?
Thanks to a large number of epidemiological studies conducted over the past few decades, the health effects of air pollution are now better understood. A causal link is now recognized...
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Modeling the trend in mortality from pleural mesothelioma in France. Projections through 2050
Introduction: Exposure to asbestos leads to the development of mesothelioma after a latency period of several decades. Several studies published about a dozen years ago predicted that in...
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Current Epidemiology of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections in France
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a major public health issue in France. Long-term surveillance is conducted through voluntary networks of clinicians (RésIST) and...
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Investigation into the Administration of Prophylactic Immunoglobulins Following Exposure to a Measles Case, France, 2010–2011
In France, nearly 23,000 cases of measles and 10 deaths were reported between January 2008 and August 2012. Authorities recommend the administration of polyvalent human immunoglobulin...
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Post-occupational Surveillance Program for Tradespeople Exposed to Asbestos (ESPrI). Tradespeople covered by the Social Security System for the Self-Employed who retired between 2004 and 2008
The Occupational Health Department of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance is tasked with developing programs on occupational risks across various occupational groups. The...
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Post-occupational Surveillance Program for Tradespeople Exposed to Asbestos (ESPrI). Tradespeople covered by the Social Security System for the Self-Employed who retired between 2004 and 2008
The Occupational Health Department of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance is tasked with developing programs on occupational risks across various occupational groups. The...
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Water Quality in Angoulême and the Incidence of Acute Gastroenteritis, 2002–2007
The Turbidity and Gastroenteritis Study aims to establish and characterize the link between the turbidity level of distributed water and the number of cases of acute gastroenteritis...
