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A descriptive and prospective study of the incidence of leptospirosis in Aquitaine, 2004–2006.
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease widespread throughout the world, caused by the bacterium Leptospira interrogans, which is currently classified into 23 serogroups. In metropolitan...
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Mandatory reporting of HIV/AIDS among homosexuals: data as of June 30, 2005.
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Legionellosis cases in France in 2005
The regulatory framework for Legionnaires' disease in France has undergone numerous changes in recent years. Since 1997, enhanced surveillance and efforts to improve case detection,...
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Syphilis Surveillance in France, 2002–2004: Differences in Trends Between the Île-de-France Region and Other Regions.
In late 2000, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) was alerted by a venereal disease clinic (DAV) in Paris to a resurgence of syphilis cases. Investigations...
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2005 Gay Barometer: Survey of men who frequent gay venues in the Paris region.
Launched in 2000 by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (INVS) and the National Union of Gay Businesses (SNEG), the Gay Barometer (BG) survey periodically surveys men...
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Emergence of rectal lymphogranuloma venereum in France, 2004–2005
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) serovars L1, L2, or L3. Common in tropical regions, this infection most...
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2006 National Prevalence Survey of Healthcare-Associated Infections. May–June 2006. Investigator’s Guide
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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....
