Legionnaires' disease in France: sensitivity of the mandatory notification has improved over the last decade.
Epidemiol Infect
; 141(12): 2644-9, 2013 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23481220
ABSTRACT
The notification rate of Legionnaires' disease (LD) in France was 2.4/100 000 population in 2010, varying across regions with an increasing rate from west to east. Two sources [mandatory notifications (MN) and a survey of hospital laboratories] were used in a capture-recapture study to estimate the number of LD cases and the sensitivity of the MN system at national and regional levels in 2010. The number of missed cases was estimated using Chapman's method. The estimated sensitivity of MN was 88.5% (95% CI 88.0-89.0) and ranged from 70% to 100% by region. The estimated incidence was 2.7/100 000 population. Sensitivity of the MN system improved since the previous capture-recapture estimates (10% in 1995, 33% in 1998). This study confirmed that the observed west-east gradient is not related to regional notification disparities. Ecological studies should be conducted to better understand the observed spatial variations in LD incidence.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Legionnaires' Disease
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Disease Notification
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Epidemiological Monitoring
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Epidemiol Infect
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France