Recognizing the potential of big data as “an untapped resource of evidence that may be used to inform policy and decision making”, NCCID commissioned a background paper to initiate discussion among Canadian public health professionals. The primary objective was to examine the potential for big data to inform public health policy for infectious disease management in Canada.
Publications
The Role of Human Health and Animal Health in Antimicrobial Resistance
Knowledge of the various contexts in which antimicrobials are used, such as human health, animal health, and agriculture, is required to get a complete picture of what is causing this unprecedented acceleration of resistance and what can be done to reverse it.
A Short Review of Literature on the Effects of Climate Change on Mosquito-Borne Illnesses in Canada
Short review of the available literature and summary of trends to inform public health practitioners and planners of the anticipated effects of climate change on select mosquito-borne disease in humans.
Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Pigs and Chickens: A review of the science, policy, and control practices from farm to slaughter
A Review of Alternative Practices to Antimicrobial Use for Disease Control in the Commercial Feedlot
Epidemiology of the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1)
Bed Bugs: A Public Health Problem?
Swine Surveillance for Public Health Planning
This Evidence Review summarizes and highlights the current state of knowledge and the key issues of swine influenza virus surveillance to inform public health policies, programs and practices.
Primary Influenza Prevention and Control Measures in Pig Farms
A summary of the known facts and key issues concerning the prevention of primary influenza and the control measures in pig farms, for the purpose of shedding some light on policies, programs, and practices.
Key Informant Interviews: Challenges and opportunities for the prevention, early detection, and mitigation of zoonotic influenza at the swine-human interface in Canada
This project sought and recorded expert opinions, post pandemic H1N1, on how government and members of the swine industry can work together to prevent and detect a pandemic zoonotic influenza virus in Canada.