Promising Practice_Harm Reduction

…an indicator of communities or populations at risk for HIV and requires prevention strategies that are useful for HCV, HIV, and other blood-borne infections (1). Janowicz commented that healthcare provider…

Pertussis

…apnea and pneumonia. Other less common complications are seizures and encephalopathy. Mortality rate of 1% has been noted.  One to three deaths related to pertussis usually as a consequence of…

English

…in an emergency department, in an ICU. But, they’re also in the community providing home health services. They work on streets, they work in community organizations, and they work in…

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) 2022 Update

…(WHO) and peer-reviewed literature. This disease debrief was prepared by Shyama Nanayakkara. Questions, comments, and suggestions regarding this disease brief are most welcome and can be sent to nccid@manitoba.ca. What…

3.PHAC_Njoo

…Assessment and Management •Business Operations Support (Finance, Policy, HR) •Modelling and Projections, Notifiable Diseases 4 CCDIC Focus Areas HUMAN HEALTH COMMUNITY COMMUNITY – RURAL HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY – URBAN 5…

English

…four to six weeks. Either it’d be supplies coming across the border from the U.S. or other sources, or simply the ability to have people who deliver come to your…

NCCID_H5N1 AI A_Fact Sheet

…https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-flu-summary.htm[1] 3. Public Health Agency of Canada. Avian influenza A(H5N1): For health professionals. [Internet]. (2024, May 10). [cited 2024 May 28]. Available from: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/avian-influenza-h5n1/health-professionals.html 4. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/influenza-(avian-and-other-zoonotic)%5B2 https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/influenza-(avian-and-other-zoonotic)%5B2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/avian-influenza-h5n1/prevention-risks.html%5B1 https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-flu-summary.htm%5B1 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/avian-influenza-h5n1/health-professionals.html%5B1…

Zika Study NEJM_Brasil et al. 2016

…gestational age according to the nomograms published on www.perinatology.com. Intrauterine growth restriction was defined as fetal weight estimated according to the Hadlock formula that was below the 10th percentile.12 Microcephaly…

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

…symptom progression. These patients need closer attention and monitoring.” Source: Government of Canada The most common comorbidities found in people with COVID-19 are shown in Table 2: More frequent (>40%)Less…