Public Health Agency of Canada

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    FoodNet Canada annual report 2017

    The Public Health Agency of Canada’s FoodNet Canada surveillance system is pleased to present the latest annual report which outlines the results of our surveillance activities conducted in 2017. The report highlights FoodNet Canada findings from its sentinel sites in British Columbia, Alberta...
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    Measles

    Measles, a serious and highly contagious childhood disease, was once common in Canada.
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    Volume 39, No 2, February 2019, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada

    Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice(the HPCDP Journal) is the monthly, online scientific journal of the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch of the Public Health Agency of Canada.The journal publishes articles on disease...
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    Volume 45-2/3, February 7, 2019: Multidrug resistant gonorrhea

    The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases.
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    Vol 39, No 3, March 2019 - Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention

    Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice(the HPCDP Journal) is the monthly, online scientific journal of the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch of the Public Health Agency of Canada.The journal publishes articles on disease...
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    Understanding HIV estimates - New reported HIV cases versus estimated new infections

    The number of persons who are infected with HIV and not yet tested (i.e. are not even aware themselves that they have HIV) is impossible to know precisely. This number is estimated using statistical models and methods with data from a variety of sources.
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    Select findings on antimicrobial use and resistance

    The complex battle against antimicrobial resistance. Highlights of one important story that CIPARS is following.
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    Literature Review on the Immunogenicity of Herpes Zoster Vaccines

    Herpes zoster is an acute viral infection caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV). LZV, a live, attenuated vaccine for zoster has been available in Canada for many years. A new subunit recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) named Shingrix was approved in Canada in October 2017. This...
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     New projects funded under the Immunization Partnership Fund    

    To support its commitment to increasing vaccination coverage in Canada, the Government of Canada launched the Immunization Partnership Fund (IPF). This fund provides $2 to $3 million per year for projects aimed at improving vaccination coverage in Canada.
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    Public Health Agency of Canada - Regulatory Openness and Transparency Framework

    PHAC developed this Regulatory Openness and Transparency Framework (ROTF) with a view to contribute to the protection and promotion of the health of Canadians and their confidence in the regulatory system through timely and open communications on issues important to their well-being. The ROTF is...
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    Evaluation of the Public Health Agency of Canada's Travel Health and Border Health Security Activities 2009-2010 to 2015-2016

    This evaluation covered the period from April 1, 2009 to August 31, 2014 and included all the activities undertaken by the Travel and Migration Health Division (TMHD) and those undertaken by the Office of Border Health Services (OBHS). The evaluation was undertaken in fulfillment of the Treasury...
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    Centre for Biosecurity Annual Report 2016-2017

    This report tells the story of how the Centre took action to ensure a successful transition to the new regulatory regime by managing change, promoting compliance among regulated parties, and influencing global biosafety and biosecurity regulatory efforts leading up to and throughout the ensuing...
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    Biosafety Directive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex (MTBC)

    This biosafety directive is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the risk assessment outcomes, subsequent containment level decisions, and considerations that have been made for those working with MTBC. It describes the activities and MTBC sample types that can be handled at CL2 with...
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