Measles is a highly contagious viral disease. It is one of the leading causes of death in children worldwide. Measles cases occur around the world. Within the last 10 years, the number of measles cases reported globally has decreased significantly; however, there have been a number of large outbreaks, mostly in Africa and Europe. The … Continue reading
Outbreaks of chikungunya have become increasingly frequent since local transmission was reported for the first time in the Caribbean in December 2013. Since then, local transmission of the virus has spread to many countries in neighbouring regions. Consult the travel health notice for more information and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s recommendations for travellers.
This application provides health professionals with up to date recommendations for the screening, diagnosis, management, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, including antibiotic resistant gonorrhea, in a concise and easy to use format. Download the app on your Apple (iOS) or Android device.
Last fall, enterovirus D68 an emerging virus causing respiratory illness largely in children was documented in Canada, the United States as well as parts of Europe and Asia. In this supplement, read about the first epidemiologic summary of hospitalized pediatric cases in Canada, and the review on non-polio enteroviruses.
In week 06, all influenza indicators declined from, or remained similar to, the previous week.
In Canada the influenza season generally picks up from November of one year and slows down March of the following year. Hospitalizations and deaths with influenza are a measure of severity in the influenza season. On a weekly basis throughout the flu season, a subset of provincial and territorial Ministries of Health report the number … Continue reading
The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Federal Minister of Health will make an important announcement about family violence and child abuse.
National level HIV and AIDS surveillance is possible as a result of all provinces and territories participating in, and setting directions for, HIV and AIDS surveillance. Accordingly, the Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control acknowledges the provincial/territorial HIV/AIDS coordinators, public health units, laboratories, healthcare providers and reporting physicians for providing the non‑nominal confidential data … Continue reading
Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres are designated by the Public Health Agency of Canada, on behalf of Canada, in order to meet the requirements of the International Health Regulations.
FluWatch report: February 1 to February 7, 2015 (Week 5)
Over 1300 already installed across the country through National AED initiative
Since April 2012, cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been identified in the following countries: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Kuwait, Yemen, Lebanon, Iran, Algeria, the United Kingdom (UK), France, Italy, Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Tunisia, Egypt, Malaysia, Philippines, Turkey and the United States of … Continue reading