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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : viral haemorrhagic fever

Description

Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of several viral haemorrhagic fevers as a notifiable diseases. 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

December 1, 2021

Tags
Argentine haemorrhagic fever Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever Lassa fever Marburg haemorrhagic fever Rift Valley haemorrhagic fever communicable diseases notifiable diseases public health surveillance viral haemorrhagic fevers

Title and publication information

Alternative Title

Viral haemorrhagic fever

Frequency

Irregular

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator
Health
Publisher

Health

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Resource Dates

Date Created

2014-08-01

Date Added

2015-10-13T16:17:38.496575

Date Modified

2021-12-01

Date Issued

2014-08-01

Audience information

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Health. Surveillance and Assessment Branch.

Contact Email

Health.CD@gov.ab.ca