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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), GPÃs activities (Sos Medecins), deaths certificates.… GP’s associations (Sos Médecins). REFERENCES [1]http://www.invs.sante.fr/publications/2005/annual_report_2003/ … Epidémiologique Hebdomadaire. 2005;27-28:134-137. www.invs.sante.fr/beh (last visit 07/18/05) Further … -
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… :16-24. [2] SOS Medecins web site, available (http://www.sosmedecins- france.fr/en/default.htm). Last visit on … -
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.… 2006. [2] SOS Médecins web site, available (http://www.sosmedecins- france.fr/en/default.htm). Last visit on … -
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… very efficient it is not possible to eliminate all health con- sequences. It is therefore necessary to develop a …