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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : rare or emerging communicable disease

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the reporting of a rare or emerging communicable disease as a notifiable disease. Includes a case... More ≫

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the reporting of a rare or emerging communicable disease as a notifiable disease. Includes a case definition and reporting requirements for the diseases. 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 : acute flaccid paralysis (AFP)

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

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of acute flaccid paralysis 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 : hepatitis C (acute case)

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of Hepatitis C 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 Hepatitis C 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 : pertussis

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of pertussis 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 pertussis 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 : mumps

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of mumps 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 mumps 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 : multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents (MIS-C)

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended Alberta practices for the reporting of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Adolescents (MIS-C) as a... More ≫

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended Alberta practices for the reporting of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Adolescents (MIS-C) 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 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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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended Alberta practices for the reporting of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) as a notifiable... More ≫

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended Alberta practices for the reporting of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) 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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Public health disease management guidelines : novel coronavirus

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the reporting of novel coronavirus 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 novel coronavirus 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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Reporting of vaping-associated lung illness

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Intended for public health professionals, this letter from the Chief Medical Officer of Health to Alberta Medical Officers of Health includes the case definition and required practices for the... More ≫

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Intended for public health professionals, this letter from the Chief Medical Officer of Health to Alberta Medical Officers of Health includes the case definition and required practices for the reporting of vaping-associated lung illness.

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