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Alberta opioid response surveillance report

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This surveillance report presents emergency department, prescription, and mortality data associated with fentanyl, other opioids and other substances of misuse in Alberta. Results are subject to... More ≫

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This surveillance report presents emergency department, prescription, and mortality data associated with fentanyl, other opioids and other substances of misuse in Alberta. Results are subject to change based on differences in reporting schedules and updates from the various data systems. The surveillance report was replaced by the Alberta Surveillance Substance Use System in December 2020.

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Opioids and substances of misuse : Alberta report

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This surveillance report presents emergency department, prescription, and mortality data associated with fentanyl, other opioids and other substances of misuse in Alberta. Produced quarterly,... More ≫

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This surveillance report presents emergency department, prescription, and mortality data associated with fentanyl, other opioids and other substances of misuse in Alberta. Produced quarterly, interim updates may also be released between quarters. Results are subject to change based on differences in reporting schedules and updates from the various data systems.

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Tuberculosis in Alberta surveillance report 2010 to 2012

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This report from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health presents a detailed review of active tuberculosis in Alberta over a three-year period from 2010 to 2012. It follows previous... More ≫

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This report from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health presents a detailed review of active tuberculosis in Alberta over a three-year period from 2010 to 2012. It follows previous surveillance reports of tuberculosis in Alberta for 2000-2004 and 2005-2009.

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Tuberculosis surveillance report Alberta 2005 to 2009, with preliminary summary 2010

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This report from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health is the latest in a series of annual reports of tuberculosis control in Alberta. It spans the five-year period from 2005 to 2009,... More ≫

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This report from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health is the latest in a series of annual reports of tuberculosis control in Alberta. It spans the five-year period from 2005 to 2009, and as such allows both a longitudinal and current view of key measures of tuberculosis control in the province.

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The syphilis outbreak in Alberta

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The number of identified cases of syphilis increased significantly between 2000 and 2009, and has spread outside known high risk groups to the general population. The need to interrupt this... More ≫

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The number of identified cases of syphilis increased significantly between 2000 and 2009, and has spread outside known high risk groups to the general population. The need to interrupt this outbreak is compounded by the occurrence of babies being born with congenital syphilis. After a brief presentation of statistics on the spread of syphilis during this 10-year period, the report goes on to discuss steps that can be taken by individuals, the health care system, and government to contain the outbreak.

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