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Public health notifiable disease management guidelines : hepatitis B (acute case)

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Description

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

January 1, 2011

Tags
communicable diseases hepatitis B notifiable diseases public health surveillance

Title and publication information

Alternative Title

Hepatitis B (acute case)

Extent

15 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator
Health
Publisher

Health and Wellness (1999-2013)

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Resource Dates

Date Created

2011-01-01

Date Added

2015-10-13T21:15:30.493152

Date Modified

2011-01-01

Date Issued

2011-01-01

Date Archived

2018-11-26

Audience information

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Health. Surveillance and Assessment Branch.

Contact Email

Health.CD@gov.ab.ca