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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : hepatitis B – acute and chronic

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of acute and chronic hepatitis B as a notifiable disease for both acute... More ≫

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of acute and chronic hepatitis B as a notifiable disease for both acute cases and chronic carriers. Topics covered include: a case definition of the disease; information on reporting requirements; disease etiology; clinical presentation; diagnosis; epidemiology; key investigation; case management and treatment; and preventive measures. The guidelines were developed by Alberta Health with input and advice from Medical Officers of Health, public health nurses, public health inspectors and medical infectious disease specialists.

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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : poliomyelitis

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of poliomyelitis as a notifiable disease. Topics covered include: a case... More ≫

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of poliomyelitis as a notifiable disease. Topics covered include: a case definition of the disease; information on reporting requirements; disease etiology; clinical presentation; diagnosis; epidemiology; key investigation; case management and treatment; and preventive measures. The guidelines were developed by Alberta Health with input and advice from Medical Officers of Health, public health nurses, public health inspectors and medical infectious disease specialists.

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Alberta biomonitoring program : chemicals in serum of pregnant women in Alberta

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A comprehensive list of priority environmental contaminants were monitored in blood serum of pregnant women in 2005, with the purpose of establishing the magnitude of exposure to environmental... More ≫

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A comprehensive list of priority environmental contaminants were monitored in blood serum of pregnant women in 2005, with the purpose of establishing the magnitude of exposure to environmental contaminants during pregnancy for women living in all regions of Alberta. The objectives were specifically to examine the influence of age, geographic location, and seasonality on the maternal serum concentrations of man-made or naturally occurring chemicals that women may absorb from food, drinking water, air, soil, household dust, or commercial products. This is the first Province-wide biomonitoring study for Alberta.

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Chemicals in serum of children in southern Alberta (2004–2006) : influence of age and comparison to pregnant women

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A comprehensive list of priority environmental contaminants were monitored in blood serum of healthy children with the objective to examine the influence of age and to compare these new data with... More ≫

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A comprehensive list of priority environmental contaminants were monitored in blood serum of healthy children with the objective to examine the influence of age and to compare these new data with concentrations in pregnant women that were reported previously for the same region. In general, concentrations of detected contaminants were either lower or similar to concentrations reported in other studies of children in North America or around the world.

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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : monkeypox

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the reporting of monkeypox as a notifiable disease. Includes a case definition and reporting... More ≫

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the reporting of monkeypox as a notifiable disease. Includes a case definition and reporting requirements for the disease, along with epidemiology and public health management of the disease. The guidelines were developed by Alberta Health with input and advice from Medical Officers of Health, public health nurses, public health inspectors and medical infectious disease specialists.

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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : haemophilus influenzae, invasive

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of Haemophilus Influenzae, Invasive (invasive Hib) as a notifiable... More ≫

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of Haemophilus Influenzae, Invasive (invasive Hib) as a notifiable disease. Topics covered include: a case definition of the disease; information on reporting requirements; disease etiology; clinical presentation; diagnosis; epidemiology; key investigation; case management and treatment; and preventive measures. The guidelines were developed by Alberta Health with input and advice from Medical Officers of Health, public health nurses, public health inspectors and medical infectious disease specialists.

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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : meningococcal disease, invasive

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of invasive meningococcal disease as a notifiable disease. Topics... More ≫

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of invasive meningococcal disease as a notifiable disease. Topics covered include: a case definition of the disease; information on reporting requirements; disease etiology; clinical presentation; diagnosis; epidemiology; key investigation; case management and treatment; and preventive measures. The guidelines were developed by Alberta Health with input and advice from Medical Officers of Health, public health nurses, public health inspectors and medical infectious disease specialists.

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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : West Nile virus

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of West Nile virus as a notifiable disease. Topics covered include: a... More ≫

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of West Nile virus as a notifiable disease. Topics covered include: a case definition of the disease; information on reporting requirements; disease etiology; clinical presentation; diagnosis; epidemiology; key investigation; case management and treatment; and preventive measures. The guidelines were developed by Alberta Health with input and advice from Medical Officers of Health, public health nurses, public health inspectors and medical infectious disease specialists.

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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : severe respiratory illness

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the reporting of Severe Respiratory Illness (SRI) as a notifiable disease. Includes a case definition... More ≫

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the reporting of Severe Respiratory Illness (SRI) as a notifiable disease. Includes a case definition and reporting requirements for the disease. The guidelines were developed by Alberta Health with input and advice from Medical Officers of Health, public health nurses, public health inspectors and medical infectious disease specialists.

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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis as a notifiable disease. Topics... More ≫

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis as a notifiable disease. Topics covered include: a case definition of the disease; information on reporting requirements; disease etiology; clinical presentation; diagnosis; epidemiology; key investigation; case management and treatment; and preventive measures. The guidelines were developed by Alberta Health with input and advice from Medical Officers of Health, public health nurses, public health inspectors and medical infectious disease specialists.

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