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Construction of an Indicator for Syndromic Surveillance of Gastroenteritis using Data from a General Practitioner Network, Bordeaux, France
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In France, surveillance of seasonal gastroenteritis uses to be monitored by an information system based on a computer network of physicians so called Sentinel Network (1). Regionally, the use of this system as limitations. SOS Medecin is an… read more… in many French cities, which undertakes home medical visits 24hrs a day, 7 days a week. In Bordeaux, this … a daily transmission of every diagnostic related to their visits. Objective To construct an indicator adapted for … pertinent. Reference (1) Flahault A, Blanchon T, Dorleans Y, Toubiana L, Vibert JF, Valleron AJ. Virtual surveillance … -
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 … flow chart. Each morning, the data including all the visits logged during the previous 24-hour period are … -
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… (Agence regionale d’hospitalisation, ARH); - Number of visits for heat-related symptoms (heat stroke, dehydration … Figure 2 showed an unusual increase in the number of visits reported by SOS Médecins for heat related … ) 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 N um be r o f e m er ge nc y am bu la nc e in te rv en tio ns Alert days Minimal …