1 SARS-CoV-2 variants: National definitions, classifications and public health actions Preamble The Public Health Agency of Canada, in collaboration with provincial and territorial public health authorities, established the Canadian SARS-CoV-2…
…the stringency index increased to 78 in response to the Omicron wave in late December 2021, then, after cases declined, recently decreased to 69. Internationally, disease activity greatly varies…
…methods and results of the in-person and on-line engagement sessions. It is one part of the record of information PHAC is gathering to inform Public Health Surveillance 2030. It is…
1 National Immunization Strategy Summit May 15, 2024 Surveillance and Epidemiology Division Centre for Emerging Respiratory Infections and Pandemic Preparedness Renewal of the Vaccine Preventable Disease Reduction Targets for 2025-2030…
…and Preventive Medicine since 2021. She joined the Direction régional de la santé publique de Montréal (DRSP) as Medical Manager of the Emergency Department health in infectious diseases (USMI) of…
…result is in significant rate instability. Although the creation of maps is an important step in public health mapping, it is critical for practitioners to move beyond simple data visualization…
Key Points: Prior to the 2009 influenza pandemic, influenza was diagnosed in many laboratories by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or immunochromatographic tests (rapid influenza diagnostic tests; RIDT), immunofluorescence microscopy (direct…
…their hosts deep into Canada; I. scapularis has been identified from every province, in one instance from Slave Lake, Alberta, a distance of 1760 kilometers from the nearest recognized population…
Review of Terms Used in Modelling Influenza Infection i Review of Terms Used in Modelling Influenza Infection Seyed Moghadas, PhD and Marek Laskowski, PhD Prepared for the National Collaborating Centre…
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…instant communication, markets can be closed without warning upon receipt of unconfirmed information. The impact on the industry of a novel zoonotic influenza virus in the Canadian swine herd depends…
Highlights: Engagement in care for hard-to-reach populations is often described as cyclical. Many people may enter the care system at some point but are sporadic users of care, often missing…
