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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : tetanus

Description

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

August 16, 2024

Tags
communicable diseases notifiable diseases public health surveillance tetanus

Title and publication information

Alternative Title

Tetanus

Frequency

Irregular

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Health

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Resource Dates

Date Created

2011-08-01

Date Added

2015-10-14T18:32:03.506521

Date Modified

2024-08-16

Date Issued

2011-08-01

Audience information

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Health. Surveillance and Assessment Branch.

Contact Email

Health.CD@gov.ab.ca