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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… objectives of this new system were: 1) to detect early all threats for public health; and 2) to measure the impact … objectives of this new system were: 1) to detect early all threats for public health; and 2) to measure the impact … several hours or days in managing critical situations due to hot weather. With this system, an adapted public … -
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… they are very efficient it is not possible to eliminate all health consequences. It is therefore necessary to … Surveillance (InVS), (2) Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, (3) Hôpital de Mulhouse (4) Public Health Dept. … they are very efficient it is not possible to eliminate all health con- sequences. It is therefore necessary to …