…(i.e., interventions which produce an instant effect and are applied Public Health Agency of Canada COVID-19 Age-stratified Model of Public Health Measures in Canada simultaneously to the entire target population…
…the grab sampling event. For instance, collection of the “Monday” composite sample begins on the prior Sunday and concludes on Monday morning. In both the above examples, sampling would begin…
…incidence of a disease is measured over a period of time, possibly represented by the average generation interval. Incidence measured in continuous-time models are recommended to be called “instantaneous incidence”….
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…to Sweden as having low levels of AMR compared to other countries. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290464#:~:text=Current%20gaps%20in%20quantitative%20data,or%20are%20hard%20to%20quantify. 4 Based on the framework matrix, there were instances where Europe (specifically Sweden) was mentioned to have…
…latent period is often considered the incubation period of the virus and the person is not generally infectious at this time. In some instances, the latent period only begins once…
…areas of immunization programming. In some instances, options are set out to highlight alternative ways of achieving the proposed improvement objectives. While all options are considered feasible, the first- listed…
…addition, laboratory results were shared with their provincial epidemiology partners on a real-time basis. Immediately prior to the pan- demic, the Canadian PHLs installed a number of Laboratory Liason Technical…
…be misleading. Ixodes ticks are continually being carried by their hosts deep into Canada; I. scapularis has been identified from every province, in one instance from Slave Lake, Alberta, a…
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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…
…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…