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Individual surveillance systems have various public health goals and policy objectives. In recent years, the scope of, and our reliance on, surveillance systems have grown significantly in all parts of the world because of globalization and threats of multi-drug resistant bacteria, bioterrorism...

The national incidence of foodborne pathogens is actively collected and reported by the National Enteric Surveillance Program (NESP). The NESP has been in operation since April 1997 and is designed to provide timely analysis and reporting of laboratory confirmed enteric disease cases in Canada.

The Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS) monitors trends in antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in selected bacterial organisms from human, animal and food sources across Canada. The program is based on several representative and...

This 2020 Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (CARSS) Report provides a detailed assessment of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Canada. This report also provides recent information on the amount of antimicrobials used in humans and animals, as antimicrobial use (AMU) is one of...

On this page you can find vaccine safety, Common side effects, COVID-19 vaccine ingredients, Allergic reactions, rare reactions that have been reported, Ongoing monitoring of side effects and reactions of COVID-19.

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases

Canada is preparing to roll out an immunization response, which will provide Canadians with access to safe and effective vaccines to protect against COVID-19. This ambitious plan will be delivered through a principled and evidence-informed approach that puts protecting the health and safety of...

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), in collaboration with Canadian public health experts, has developed this guidance for post-secondary institutions administrators and local public health authorities (PHAs) in jurisdictions where these institutions exist in the context of the coronavirus...

Weekly surveillance reports and monitoring maps for measles and rubella in Canada. As a nationally reportable disease in Canada, surveillance of measles is conducted by public health professionals in provinces and territories. They report cases to the Government of Canada (GC) through systems at...

Tuberculosis is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is a disease that mainly affects the lungs and airways. Tuberculosis is spread from human to human through the release of droplets from the lungs or airways of an infected person.