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December 24, 2004
- Independence of Chief Medical Officer of Health: Ontario
- Salmonella Thompson: Norway
- Sexual Behaviour: United States
December 17, 2004
- Meningococcal C Infections: British Columbia
- Mumps: United Kingdom and
the Republic of Ireland
- Management of Viral Hepatitis - A Canadian Consensus
Conference: Canada
December 10, 2004
- National Advisory Committee on Immunization - Statement on Bacille Calmette-Guérin
(BCG) Vaccine: Canada
- Travel Advisory on Malaria: Dominican Republic (Update)
- Botulism: Florida
December 3, 2004
- Norovirus: Ontario
- Travel Advisory on Malaria: Dominican Republic
- Rabies: Wisconsin
- Mumps: England and Wales
November 29, 2004
- Childhood Vaccination Program: Nova Scotia
- Addition of Pneumococcal Vaccine:
Quebec
- Clostridium difficile: Canada
- Outbreak of Respiratory Disease: Hong Kong
(Update)
November 19, 2004
- Influenza: Canada
- Staphylococcal Food Poisoning: Prince Edward Island
- Human Papillomavirus
Infection: Vaccine Development
- Outbreak of Respiratory Disease: Hong
Hong
November 15, 2004
- Prevention of Influenza in the General Population: Canada
- E. coli Outbreak:
North Carolina
- Death Associated with Yellow Fever Vaccination: Spain
November 5, 2004
- E. coli O157: Alberta (Update)
- Chlamydia Screening: United States
- Chlamydia Screening: England
November 1, 2004
- Simian Foamy Virus: Canada
- Primary and Secondary (P&S) Syphilis:
Chicago, 1998-2002
- Shigellosis: United Kingdom
- Avian Influenza: Thailand (Update)
October 22, 2004
- Upsurge of Genital Chlamydia trachomatis Infection: Canada
- Revision of the Quarantine Act: Canada
- Statement on the Influenza Vaccine Shortage in the United States
and Implications for Canada
October 18, 2004
- Expansion of the Influenza Vaccination Program: Yukon
- Study Released
on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIS): Manitoba
- Legionellosis: North
Carolina
- Infections Among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs): United Kingdom
October 08, 2004
- Tularemia: Canada
- Syphilis: Alberta
- Addition to Universal Immunization Program:
Manitoba
- Hepatitis A: England
October 05, 2004
- E. coli O157: Alberta (Update)
- Meningococcal Immunization: Saskatchewan
- Childhood Influenza Vaccination Coverage - 2002-03 Influenza Season:
United States
- Wound Botulism: United Kingdom (UK)
September 24, 2004
- E. coli O157: Alberta
- Cyclosporiasis: Pennsylvania
- Pertussis: Kansas
- Pertussis: Indiana
September 20, 2004
- Syphilis Outbreak: Manitoba (Update)
- Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreak: Ohio (Update)
- Salmonellosis: United Kingdom
September 10, 2004
- West Nile Virus Infection: Ontario
- Lassa Fever: New Jersey
- Avian Influenza: Viet Nam (Update)
- Rabies: France
September 3, 2004
- Clostridium difficile-associated Diarrhea: Quebec
- Plague: Colorado
- Gastrointestinal Illness: Ohio (Update)
- Hepatitis A: Europe
August
27, 2004
- E. coli O157:H7: Vancouver
- HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Testing: Canada
- Gastrointestinal Illness: Ohio
- West Nile Virus (WNV): United States
August
20, 2004
- West Nile Virus: Quebec
- Effectiveness of the 2003-04 Influenza Vaccine: United States
- Viral Meningitis: Puerto Rico
- Avian Influenza: Viet Nam
August 16,
2004
- National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) - Recommendations for
Use of Pneumococcal 23-Valent Polysaccharide Vaccine During Shortage: Canada
- Syphilis Update: Manitoba
- West Nile virus: Ontario
- E. coli O157:H7: Ontario (Update)
August 6, 2004
- West Nile Virus Serologic Survey: Saskatchewan
- Malaria Surveillance: Canada
- Measles: North Carolina
- Measles: New York
July
30, 2004
- E. coli O157:H7: Ontario
- Vaccines against meningococcal disease, varicella, and pneumococcal disease:
Saskatchewan
- Revision of the International Health Regulations (IHR): Canada
July 26, 2004
- E. coli O157:H7: Quebec
- Influenza Vaccine: Alberta
- Polio Vaccine and Simian Virus 40 (SV40): Canada
- Salmonellosis: United States
July 16, 2004
- Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program (CPSP) 2003 Results: Canada
- HIV/AIDS Epi Update: Canada
- Rabies Transmission from Organ Transplants: United States (Update)
- Pertussis: North Dakota
July 9, 2004
- I-Track - Enhanced Surveillance of Risk Behaviours among Injecting Drug
Users: Canada
- Rabies Transmission from Organ Transplants: United States
- Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7: New York
- Fall in Numbers of Hib Cases Following Introduction of Vaccine Booster
Campaign: United Kingdom
July 2, 2004
- Final Report: National Immunization Strategy: Canada
- Salmonella Infection from Raw/Undercooked Chicken Nuggets and Strips:
Canada
- Group A Streptococcal Infection: Belgium
June
25, 2004
- Statement on Influenza Vaccination for the 2004-2005 Season: Canada
- Canadian Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Malaria Among
International Travellers: Canada
- Pneumococcal Disease, Chicken Pox and Meningitis Vaccinations: Ontario
(Update)
- Pertussis Outbreak: Illinois
June 18, 2004
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Surveillance Report 2002 (Pre-Release):
Canada
- Outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis Associated with Raw Almonds: United
States and Canada
- Use of Antibiotics for Chemoprophylaxis after a Case of Meningococcal
Disease: United Kingdom
June 11, 2004
- Clostridium difficile: Montreal
- Salmonella bovismorbificans: Oregon and Washington States
- Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever: Sudan (Update)
- Clostridium novyi type A Infection: Scotland
June 4, 2004
- Gastrointestinal Outbreak: British Columbia
- Hepatitis A: Ontario
- Listeriosis: North Carolina
- Hepatitis A: Denmark
May 28, 2004
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Nova Scotia (Update)
- Viral Meningitis: New York
- Pertussis: Illinois
- Salmonella Enteritidis Infection: United States (Update)
- Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever: Sudan
May 21, 2004
- Influenza: Canada (Update)
- Avian Influenza: British Columbia
- Vaccinations for Chickenpox, Meningitis and Pneumococcal Disease: Ontario
- Bacterial Meningitis: Florida
- Salmonella Enteritidis Infection: United States
May 14, 2004
- Streptococcus A Infection: Alberta
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Minnesota
- Tetanus in an Injecting Drug User: Netherlands
May 7, 2004
- Norovirus Outbreak: Vancouver
- Streptococcus Group A: New Brunswick
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Nova Scotia
- Increases in Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Among
Men Who Have Sex with Men: United States
April 30, 2004
- Probable Creutzfeldt-Jakob Case: Nova Scotia
- Tuberculosis: Ontario
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Update): China
April 23, 2004
- Hepatitis A and Pertussis Vaccine: Alberta
- Tuberculosis (TB): Ontario
- Food Poisoning Outbreak: Hong Kong
- Rabies: Lithuania
April 16, 2004
- Inadequate Sterilization of an Instrument in Hospitals: Quebec
- Measles Outbreak: United States
- Influenza 2003-2004 Season: United States
April 8, 2004
- Avian Influenza: British Columbia (Update)
- Influenza: Canada (Update)
- Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: Montana
April 2, 2004
- Avian Influenza: British Columbia (Update)
- Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Report: Canada
- Measles: Iowa
March 26, 2004
- Chlamydia: Ontario
- Legionellosis: Texas
- Tuberculosis (TB): New York City
- Tuberculosis: The Netherlands
March 19, 2004
- Inadequate Sterilization of Instruments at an Acupuncture Clinic: Montréal
- West Nile Virus Infection Rate Study: Alberta
- Health Risk Assessment: Canada
March 12, 2004
- Avian Influenza: British Columbia (Update)
- Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
(CIPARS) Report: Canada
- Tuberculosis (TB): England
March 5, 2004
- Influenza: Canada
- Invasive Meningococcal Disease Vaccine: Canada
- Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: United States
- Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Humans (Update): Viet Nam and Thailand
February 27, 2004
- Avian Influenza: British Columbia
- Influenza: Canada (Update)
- Heterosexual Transmission of HIV: United States
- Mumps: Scotland
February 20, 2004
- Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan: Canada
- Influenza: Canada (Update)
- Effectiveness of the Varicella Vaccine: United States
- Dengue Fever: Australia
February 13, 2004
- National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) - Update to the Statement
on Influenza Vaccination for the 2003-04 Season: Canada
- Influenza: Canada (Update)
- Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Humans (Update): Viet Nam and Thailand
- Inadvertent Contact Vaccinia: United States
February 6, 2004
- National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) - 2nd Update to the
Statement on Varicella Vaccine: Canada
- Influenza: Canada (Update)
- Human Metapneumovirus Infection: United States
- Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Humans (Update): Viet Nam and Thailand
- Shigella sonnei Outbreak: United States
January 30, 2004
- Influenza: Canada (Update)
- Meningitis Vaccination Program: Northwest Territories
- Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Humans (Update): Viet Nam and Thailand
- Lymphogranuloma Venereum: The Netherlands
January 23, 2004
- Syphilis (Update): Manitoba
- Influenza: Canada (Update)
- Influenza: United States (Update)
- Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Humans (Update): Viet Nam
January 16, 2004
- Hepatitis A Advisory: Ontario
- Syphilis: Minnesota
- Influenza-Associated Deaths in Children: United States
- Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Humans: Viet Nam
January 9, 2004
- Influenza: Nova Scotia
- Influenza: Canada (Update)
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): Southern China
- Bacterial Tracheitis: Northern Ireland
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