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Wikipedia: a tool to monitor seasonal diseases trends?
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Today, Internet, especially Wikipedia, is an important part of everyday life. People can notably use this popular free online encyclopedia to search health-related information. Recent studies showed that Wikipedia data can be used to monitor and to… read more -
Using a Syndromic Approach to Study Health Impact and Risk Factors of Alcohol Intoxication in Reunion Island
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In Reunion Island, alcohol is the most experienced psychoactive substance [1]. Alcohol consumption is characterized by a massive ingestion of hard liquor and an early experimentation. Health consequences are significant: a high annual incidence of… read more -
Health Impact of the 2006 Heat Wave Based on Syndromic Surveillance in Gironde, France
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In July 2006, an important heat wave occurred in France, and generated alarm of all the public health services. In Gironde, a department in region Aquitaine, the level of "warning and actions" of the Heat Health Watch Warning System, based on an… read more -
Implementation of a Syndromic Surveillance System Using a General Practitioner's House Calls Network
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Recent health events in France, such as the dramatic excess of mortality occurred during the 2003 heat wave showed the need for a better provision of information to health authorities. A new syndromic surveillance system based on the… read more -
Sensibility and Specificity of Syndromic System for Influenza Based on General Practitioners Network in Gironde, France
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To determine sensitivity and specificity of syndromic surveillance of influenza based on data from SOS Medecins, a healthcare network of emergency general practitioners (GP) in Bordeaux, France.