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Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, Vol 41, No 1, January 2021
January 13, 2021 11:01 EST
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice (the HPCDP Journal) is a bilingual, peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch.

FluWatch report: December 13, 2020 to January 2, 2021 (weeks 51-53)
January 08, 2021 16:29 EST
All indicators of influenza activity remain exceptionally low for this time of year, despite continued monitoring for influenza across Canada.

Respiratory Virus Report, Week 53 - Ending January 2, 2021
January 08, 2021 15:43 EST
The Respiratory Virus Detection Surveillance System collects data from select laboratories across Canada on the number of tests performed and the number of tests positive for influenza and other respiratory viruses. Data are reported on a weekly basis year-round to the Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases (CIRID), Public Health Agency of Canada. These data are also summarized in the weekly FluWatch report.

Respiratory Virus Report, Week 52 - Ending December 26, 2020
January 07, 2021 13:22 EST
The Respiratory Virus Detection Surveillance System collects data from select laboratories across Canada on the number of tests performed and the number of tests positive for influenza and other respiratory viruses. Data are reported on a weekly basis year-round to the Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases (CIRID), Public Health Agency of Canada. These data are also summarized in the weekly FluWatch report.

Measles & Rubella Weekly Monitoring Report – Week 52: December 20 to December 26, 2020
January 05, 2021 14:54 EST
In Canada, no new cases of measles or rubella were reported in week 52, 2020.

Measles & Rubella Weekly Monitoring Report – Week 51: December 13 to December 19, 2020
December 30, 2020 14:31 EST
In Canada, no new cases of measles or rubella were reported in week 51, 2020.

Measles & Rubella Weekly Monitoring Report – Week 50: December 6 to December 12, 2020
December 24, 2020 09:04 EST
In Canada, no new cases of measles or rubella were reported in week 50, 2020.

Respiratory Virus Report, Week 51 - Ending December 19, 2020
December 24, 2020 08:34 EST
The Respiratory Virus Detection Surveillance System collects data from select laboratories across Canada on the number of tests performed and the number of tests positive for influenza and other respiratory viruses. Data are reported on a weekly basis year-round to the Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases (CIRID), Public Health Agency of Canada. These data are also summarized in the weekly FluWatch report.

FluWatch report: December 6, 2020 to December 12, 2020 (week 50)
December 18, 2020 11:15 EST
All indicators of influenza activity remain exceptionally low for this time of year, despite continued monitoring for influenza across Canada.

Respiratory Virus Report, Week 50 - Ending December 12, 2020
December 17, 2020 13:55 EST
The Respiratory Virus Detection Surveillance System collects data from select laboratories across Canada on the number of tests performed and the number of tests positive for influenza and other respiratory viruses. Data are reported on a weekly basis year-round to the Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases (CIRID), Public Health Agency of Canada. These data are also summarized in the weekly FluWatch report.