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Screening for childhood lead poisoning in France from 1995 to 2002
This report reviews childhood lead poisoning screening activities in mainland France during the period 1995–2002. It draws on data from the "National Surveillance System for Childhood...
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Drug Users and Harm Reduction. Encouraging Results for HIV, More Limited Results for HCV. Results from the Pilot Phase of the Coquelicot 2002 Study. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - The Coquelicot study aims to test the feasibility of collecting blood samples from intravenous drug users (IDUs) using finger-prick blood collection on filter paper, to...
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Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in France in 2003: Data from the Rénachla Network. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - emergence of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV): 11 cases identified in 2003 in Renachla; - increase in the number of microbiological diagnoses of Chlamydia trachomatis...
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Campylobacter Infections in France, 2002–2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: The launch of a surveillance network for community-acquired Campylobacter infections: 3,532 strains analyzed between 2001 and 2003. The isolation rate of strains is...
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Practices of the Ddass in response to an isolated case of non-nosocomial, non-thermal legionellosis in 2002
Legionellosis has been a notifiable disease since 1987. The surveillance system was strengthened in 1997 with the publication of a circular on the prevention and surveillance of...
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Investigation of an outbreak of flu-like illness at a long-term care facility in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. December 2003–January 2004
In late December 2003, a long-term care facility in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region reported to the DDASS that approximately 30 cases of flu-like illness had occurred among residents,...
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Quantitative Assessment of the Risk of Lung Cancer and Pleural Mesothelioma Among Automotive Mechanics
Background: A quantitative assessment of the risk of cancer (lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma) due to asbestos exposure among the population of automotive mechanics was conducted....
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Estimating the epidemiological impact of different BCG vaccination strategies in France
Background: As part of the ongoing debate in France regarding the scaling back of tuberculosis vaccination policy, we estimated the epidemiological impact of three possible scenarios for...
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Anonymous and Free HIV Testing Clinics (CDAG): 2001 and 2002 Activity Reports on HIV Testing in France. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key Findings - The proportion of positive HIV test results is twice as high in anonymous and free testing settings compared to the overall HIV testing system in France (5 positive tests...
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BMR-Raisin Network. Surveillance of multidrug-resistant bacteria in healthcare facilities in France. 2002 Results
Since 2002, a national protocol called BMR-RAISIN has enabled the five C.CLIN centers to generate, through their networks, standardized data on the two types of multidrug-resistant...
