Today, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, met with leaders representing human and animal health organizations to discuss the Government of Canadas plan for combatting antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The majority of influenza activity is occurring in the Central and Atlantic provinces.
The Respiratory Virus Detection Surveillance System collects data from select laboratories across Canada on the number of tests performed and the number of tests positive for influenza and other respiratory viruses. Data are reported on a weekly basis year-round to the Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases (CIRID), Public Health Agency of Canada.
Across Canada, publicly-funded immunization programs are provided for the routine administration of childhood vaccines against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, measles, mumps, rubella, and hepatitis B infection.
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In Canada, 17 new cases of measles were reported during week 10, by Ontario (n=1) and by Quebec (n=16).
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Every year on March 24th, we recognize World Tuberculosis (TB) Day to raise awareness of TB in Canada and around the world. TB is preventable and curable, yet it remains one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide. In 2013, there were an estimated 9 million cases of TB and 1.5 million TB-related deaths worldwide.
In Canada, active tuberculosis (TB) disease is monitored at the federal level using the Canadian Tuberculosis Reporting System (CTBRS), a case-based surveillance system that maintains selected non-nominal data on people diagnosed with active TB disease. Provincial and territorial public health authorities voluntarily submit data on TB cases that meet the case definition for national-level surveillance … Continue reading
Elevated influenza activity was mostly reported in the Central and Atlantic provinces and in a few regions in the Western provinces. Widespread activity was reported in regions in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador.
In recent years, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Mexico have reported cases of cholera. No new cases of cholera have been reported in Cuba since September 2014. However, in January 2015, Canada reported a case of cholera in a traveller who returned from a trip to Cuba.
Since April 2012, cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been identified in the following countries in the Middle East: Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Yemen, Lebanon and Iran.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa a public health emergency that requires a coordinated international response to stop the spread.