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

Description

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.

Updated

June 28, 2024

Tags
chronic carriers communicable diseases hepatitis B notifiable diseases public health surveillance

Title and publication information

Alternative Title

Hepatitis B – acute and chronic

Frequency

Irregular

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Health

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Resource Dates

Date Created

2018-11-26

Date Added

2018-11-28T22:14:47.110808

Date Modified

2024-06-28

Date Issued

2018-11-26

Audience information

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Health. Surveillance and Assessment Branch.

Contact Email

Health.CD@gov.ab.ca