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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : rabies

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of rabies 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 rabies 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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Bats in Alberta : what to do if you find a bat

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Information about bats of Alberta and guidance for people who find a bat.

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Rabies prevention and control manual : guidance for public health and veterinary professionals

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This manual has been developed through a partnership between Alberta Health, Alberta Health Services, the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch – Alberta Region, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, ... More ≫

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This manual has been developed through a partnership between Alberta Health, Alberta Health Services, the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch – Alberta Region, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, and Alberta Environment and Parks to provide guidance to public health and veterinary professionals in Alberta about rabies prevention and control.

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Rabies & rabies management in Alberta

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Despite the ongoing surveillance, Alberta has not detected rabies in skunks since 9194. We believe that over the years the combined surveillance and response program has been effective in ... More ≫

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Despite the ongoing surveillance, Alberta has not detected rabies in skunks since 9194. We believe that over the years the combined surveillance and response program has been effective in preventing the establishment of terrestrial rabies, particularly prairie skunk variant, in areas where there seem to be no other limiting factor to prevent the virus from establishing an enzootic population. Skunk habitat, behaviour and reproductive potential are the same in eastern and southern Alberta s in neighbouring jurisdictions that experience cyclic rabies outbreaks in their skunk populations.

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Rabies (lyssavirus) in Alberta

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Provides information on the occurrence and prevalence of rabies in Alberta. Includes information on its significance, transmission cycle, distribution, importance for wildlife management, public ... More ≫

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Provides information on the occurrence and prevalence of rabies in Alberta. Includes information on its significance, transmission cycle, distribution, importance for wildlife management, public significance, and prevention and control measures that can be taken. One in a series of fact sheets on common parasites and diseases of fishes and wildlife in Alberta.

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