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  • Outbreak of ED visits related to the use of synthetic cannabinoids, Mayotte Island

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    On October 2016, the Indian Ocean Regional Health Agency was alerted about an increase in ED visits related to adverse reactions associated with use of SC on Mayotte Island. In this context, an investigation based on a syndromic surveillance system… read more
    … Health Agency was alerted about an increase in ED visits related to adverse reactions associated with use of … to characterize the increase in emergency department (ED) visits related to the use of synthetic cannabinoids (SC). … Health Agency was alerted about an increase in ED visits related to adverse reactions associated with use of …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Based on Emergency Visits: A Reactive Tool for Unusual Events Detection

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    The late health events such as the heat wave of 2003 showed the need to make public health surveillance evolve in France. Thus, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance has developed syndromic surveillance systems based on several… read more
    … surveillance. … Syndromic Surveillance Based on Emergency Visits: A Reactive Tool for Unusual Events Detection …
  • Interest of Prospective Spatio-Temporal Analysis from ED Data to Detect Unusual Health Events

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    Many syndromic surveillance systems use spatio-temporal analysis to detect local outbreaks such as gastrointestinal illnesses and lower respiratory infections. In Reunion Island, the syndromic surveillance system is based mainly on ED visits.… read more
    … the syndromic surveillance system is based mainly on ED visits. Spatial analysis was first used in 2013 to validate … analysis in order to launch daily analyses of ED visits. Objective To present the implementation and the … the syndromic surveillance system is based mainly on ED visits. Spatial analysis was first used in 2013 to validate …
  • National Health Insurance: a new application for non-specific surveillance in Reunion Island

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    In Reunion Island, the non-specific surveillance was mainly developed during A(H1N1) influenza pandemic in 2009. In March 2010, a new surveillance system was implemented from National Health Insurance data. This monitoring was based on the weekly… read more
    … was based on the weekly consultation number and home visits by general practitioners.   Objective To assess the … was based on the weekly consultation number and home visits by general practitioners. Methods The data based on … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 …
  • Usefulness of Syndromic Surveillance during Ultra-endurance Running Races: Example with the ÒGrand Raid de La RŽunionÓ Ultra Trail

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    The 'Grand Raid de la Reunion' is one of the hardest ultra trails in the world (5,350 competitors in 2012). This one stage race takes place in Reunion Island, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean. Ultra trails and ultra marathons… read more
    … to study the impact of such sporting events on ED visits. Using a syndromic surveillance approach to monitor sport-related visits could allow an early public health response. … to study the impact of such sporting events on ED visits. Using a syndromic surveillance approach to monitor …
  • Using a Syndromic Approach to Study Health Impact and Risk Factors of Alcohol Intoxication in Reunion Island

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    In Reunion Island, alcohol is the most experienced psychoactive substance [1]. Alcohol consumption is characterized by a massive ingestion of hard liquor and an early experimentation. Health consequences are significant: a high annual incidence of… read more
    … factors. Objective Describe the emergency departments' visits for alcohol intoxication (AI) in Reunion Island and … factors. Objective Describe the emergency departments' visits for alcohol intoxication (AI) in Reunion Island and …
  • Enhanced syndromic surveillance during the 9th Indian Ocean Island Games, 2015

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    The 9th IOIG took place in Reunion Island from July 31 to August 9, 2015. This sport event gathered approximatively 1 640 athletes, 2 000 volunteers and several thousand spectators from seven islands:Comoros, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mayotte… read more
    … system, which captures 100% of all Emergency Department visits, was enhanced in order to detect any health event. … system, which captures 100% of all Emergency Department visits, was enhanced in order to detect any health event. …
  • Integrated approach of non-specific surveillance in Reunion Island

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    In Reunion Island, the non-specific surveillance was developed since 2006 and was based on the activity of only one hospital emergency department and on mortality. To respond to the threat of influenza A(H1N1) pandemic emergence, this surveillance… read more
    … regulation center; � number of consultations and home visits by general practi- tioners. These indicators and their trends were described and com- pared to the data of sentinel network practitioners who … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 …