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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 -
Flexibility of ED surveillance system to monitor dengue outbreak in Reunion Island
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In Reunion Island, a French overseas territory located in the southwestern of Indian Ocean, the dengue virus circulation is sporadic. Since 2004, between 10 and 221 probable and confirmed autochthonous dengue fever cases have been reported annually… read more -
Twitter: a complementary tool to monitor seasonal influenza epidemic in France?
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Social media as Twitter are used today by people to disseminate health information but also to share or exchange on their health. Based on this observation, recent studies showed that Twitter data can be used to monitor trends of infectious diseases… read more -
Usefulness of Syndromic Surveillance during Ultra-endurance Running Races: Example with the ÃGrand Raid de La RÂunionà 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 -
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 -
“Koman i lé” : An Online Self-Reported Symptoms Surveillance System in Reunion Island
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During the past ten years, the syndromic surveillance has mainly developed thanks to clinical data sources (i.e. emergency department, emergency medical call system, etc.). However, in these systems, the population doesn’t play an active role. It is… read more -
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 -
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