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  • Syndromic Surveillance, The First French Experience

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    This paper describes the development of a syndromic surveillance system in France. It is based on three different types of data: hospitals (ED visits), GPís activities (Sos Medecins), deaths certificates.
    … is based on three different types of data: hospitals (ED visits), GPís activities (Sos Medecins), deaths … is based on three different types of data: hospitals (ED visits), GP’s activities (Sos Médecins), deaths … visits logged during the previous 24h: date and time of visit, sex, age, chief complaint, zip code, medical …
  • 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
    … system based on the recording of general practitioner’s visits by SOS Médecins has been developed by the … system based on the recording of general practitioner’s visits by SOS Médecins [2] has been developed by the … (http://www.sosmedecins- france.fr/en/default.htm). Last visit on 10/07/2007. [3] Bentsen BG. International …
  • 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.
    … automatically on a daily basis and information on visits were analysed every day by epidemiologists of the … were compared. RESULTS Over the study period, 81,143 GP’s visits for influenza syndrome were recorded in the area of … (http://www.sosmedecins- france.fr/en/default.htm). Last visit on 10/07/2007. [3] Flahault A, Boussard E, Vibert JF, …
  • Syndromic Surveillance and Heat Wave: Is it Working?

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    Most of the time, health consequences of heat waves are serious. Heat wave response plans were developed for reducing health effects but even if they are very efficient it is not possible to eliminate all health consequences.… read more
    … through the Internet. Items collected for each patient visit included the diagnosis code according to ICD10, … Based on the same age groups, the daily means of patient visits and hospitalized patients were calcu- lated. The … “on alert period”. During the “on alert period”, 4,557 visits per day were recorded vs. 4,511 during the “off alert …
  • Performances of a Syndromic Surveillance System during a Heat Wave

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    The 2003 heat wave in France (15,000 extra deaths in 10 days) led the French institute for public health surveillance to modify its public health surveillance system. One of the major objectives of this program was a real time… read more
    … (4). RESULTS Fifteen hospitals were selected and 118,119 visits were recorded during the 3 months. Sensitivity and …