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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : rabies

Description

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.

Updated

November 1, 2021

Tags
communicable diseases notifiable diseases public health surveillance rabies

Title and publication information

Alternative Title

Rabies

Alternative Title

Rabies : includes post-exposure management

Frequency

Irregular

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator
Health
Publisher

Health

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Subject (LCSH)

Rabies--Epidemiology.

Subject (LCSH)

Rabies--Prevention.

Resource Dates

Date Created

2013-01-01

Date Added

2015-10-14T17:28:02.958074

Date Modified

2021-11-01

Date Issued

2013-01-01

Audience information

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Health. Surveillance and Assessment Branch.

Contact Email

Health.CD@gov.ab.ca