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…reviewed literature. This disease debrief was prepared by Ankita Mehra. Questions, comments, and suggestions regarding this disease brief are most welcome and can be sent to nccid@manitoba.ca. What are Disease…
…reviewed literature. This disease debrief was prepared by Ankita Mehra. Questions, comments, and suggestions regarding this disease brief are most welcome and can be sent to nccid@manitoba.ca. What are Disease…
…VOC-driven resurgence when Canada reopens. However, in simulations with increased vaccine acceptance rates and enhanced test-trace-isolate measures a delta VOC-driven resurgence was prevented, most markedly when both strategies were combined….
…believe a vaccine exists. Most respondents could not correctly identify the most common methods of hepatitis C transmission. Only 23% correctly identified injection drug use/sharing drug needles and…
…AMR Sub-committee of the Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network (CPHLN) and the Canadian Association of Clinical Microbiologists and Infectious Diseases (CACMID1). While implementation of these rules is optional, the CPHLN…
…infection. HIV/AIDS KNOWLEDGE HAS DECLINED OVER THE LAST 9 YEARS Most Canadians know that when a person has an HIV infection, their body has difficulty defending itself against common…
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…Canada about AMR—a complex, slow and ‘silent’ public health crisis—is uniquely challenging and exceeds the capacity of any one organization. The Network carries an important role, however, changing behaviour in…
1) Do I really need antibiotics? Antibiotics fight bacterial infections, like strep throat, whooping cough and bladder infections. But they don’t fight viruses – like common colds, flu, or most…
…used clinically. False negative results may occur in elderly and immunocompromised patients. https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/advice-on-the-use-of-point-of-care-immunodiagnostic-tests-for-covid-19 2 Where it could be used The role of serology in the diagnosis of acute SARS-CoV-2…
…be performed both in “brick & mortar” laboratories and by point-of-care portable machines • Lab-based tests enable large scale volume but add complexity in terms of sample collection, shipping and…
…work with the World Health Organization as well as vaccine pain rand hesitancy research and policy work in Canada; 2) MicroResearch, building capacity in community focused research in developing countries…