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Syndromic Surveillance of Acute Liver Failure in Emergency Departments (France, 2010-2012)
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Syndromic surveillance is usually presented as relevant for event detection. As the data collected automatically from data sources is detailed enough (e.g. ICD10 codes), it may contribute to assess and quantify the burden of health events and… read more -
Acute Gastroenteritis: Contribution of SOS Médecins Network
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In France, the surveillance of GE is performed by several complementary systems including specific and syndromic surveillance systems. The GP’s emergency associations “SOS Médecins” are part of the French syndromic surveillance system SurSaUD… read more -
Comparing Findings from Syndromic Surveillance Systems at a European Level
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Co-financed by the European Commission through the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers, the European Triple-S project (Syndromic Surveillance Survey, Assessment towards Guidelines for Europe) was launched in 2010 for a 3-year period and… read more -
Determinants of Daily Attendances in Emergency Departments for Asthma in the Paris Area
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In June 2004, the French syndromic surveillance system based on the ED has been implemented by the French institute for public health surveillance (InVS), starting with 23 ED. In August 2014, about 600 ED (40,000 daily attendances) are included in… read more -
Chikungunya Epidemic in the French Overseas Territories using Syndromic Surveillance
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In December 2013, an emergence of chikungunya was observed in the French Caribbean region. Starting on the Saint-Martin island, the epidemic of chikungunya spread in Martinique on December 2013. The first cases were then observed in Guadeloupe in… read more -
Impact Assessment of a Terrorist Attack Using Syndromic Surveillance, France, 2015
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Since the terrorist attacks against the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in January 2015, France has activated the highest level of its national anti-terrorist security plan. A new terrorist attack occurred the 26th of June at 9:50 AM in a gas… read more -
Impact of the 2015 July Heat Waves in France on Heat-Related Causes
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Two major heat waves occurred in France in July 2015. A first episode characterized by early onset, intensity, large geographical coverage and duration occurred between 29th of June 8th of July. A second episode less intense was localized on the… read more -
Role of Influenza in ED Visits and Hospitalizations of Adults Over 65 Years in France
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While the link between excess winter mortality and winter respiratory diseases in the elderly is well described, the impact of the epidemic of influenza in the elderly is mainly assessed in France through specific surveillance in the general… read more