Monthly Issue

2000 - Volume 26

Volume 26-25, February 2001

• Index 2000

Volume 26-24, December 15, 2000

• Human Rabies in Montreal, Quebec - October, 2000
• Human Rabies in Canada - 1924-2000
• Drinking Water Quality and Health-Care Utilization for Gastrointestinal Illness in Greater Vancouver
• Update: West Nile Virus Activity - Eastern United States, 2000

Volume 26-23, December 1, 2000

• National Trends of AIDS and HIV in Canada
• Oculo-Respiratory Syndrome in Association with the Influenza Vaccine: Canada, October-November 2000
• Influenza and the New Antivirals: Potential for Misdiagnosis and Possible Misuse of Antivirals
• Does Informing Patients of the Risk of Acquiring Guillain-Barré Syndrome Following Influenza Vaccination Have an Effect on Their Willingness To Be Vaccinated?
• Outbreak News

Volume 26-22, November 15, 2000

• 1999-2000 Influenza Season: Canadian Laboratory Diagnoses and Strain Characterization
• Legionnaires' Disease Associated with Potting Soil - California, Oregon, and Washington, May-June 2000
• Notifiable Diseases Summary

Volume 26-21, November 1, 2000

• Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Canada, 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1998
• Pseudo-Outbreak of Pseudomonas putida in a Hospital Outpatient Clinic Originating from a Contaminated Commercial Anti-Fog Solution - Vancouver, British Columbia

Volume 26-20, October 15, 2000

• Food Poisoning Associated with the Ingestion of Fiddleheads - Quebec 1999
• Waterborne Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Associated with a Contaminated Municipal Water Supply, Walkerton, Ontario, May-June 2000
• An Outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis Linked to Baked Goods from a Local Bakery in Lower Mainland, British Columbia
• Accidental Exposure to Smallpox Vaccine, Russian Federation
• Announcement

Volume 26-19, October 1, 2000

• Hepatitis A in the Northern Interior of British Columbia: an Outbreak among Members of a First Nations Community
• Case-Control Study Assessing the Association Between Yersiniosis and Exposure to Salami

Volume 26-18, September 15, 2000

• Population-Based Incidence Rate of Invasive Pneumococcal Infection in Children: Vancouver, 1994-1998
• Non-Return Rates for HIV Testing: Results of a 3-Month Retrospective Review at an STD Clinic in 1999
• Announcement
• Addendum

Volume 26-17, September 1, 2000

• Publicly-Funded Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunization Programs in Canada: A Progress Report

Volume 26-16, August 15, 2000

• Identification of Ixodes scapularis in Newfoundland, Canada
• Influenza Vaccine Supply for the 2000-2001 Season
• Notifiable Diseases Summary
• Probable Locally Acquired Mosquito-Transmitted Plasmodium vivax Infection - Suffolk County, New York, 1999
• Influenza

Volume 26-15, August 1, 2000

• The Immunization Monitoring Program-Active (IMPACT) Prospective Surveillance of Varicella Zoster Infections Among Hospitalized Canadian Children: 1991-1996
• Announcement

Volume 26-14, July 15, 2000

• Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunization 'Blitz' in an Inner City Area: Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia
• International Conference on Mosquito Control - Recommendation

Volume 26-13, July 1, 2000

• Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Leading to the Recall of Retail Ground Beef - Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 1999
• Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Associated with Ground Beef and Their Control in Canada

Volume 26-12, June 15, 2000

• Mass Treatment/Prophylaxis During an Outbreak of Infectious Syphilis in Vancouver, British Columbia
• Announcement
• Notifiable Diseases Summary

Volume 26-11, June 1, 2000

• Haemophilus influenzae Type B Disease Control Using PENTACEL®, Canada, 1998-1999
• Progress Towards Global Poliomyelitis Eradication, 1999

Volume 26-10, May 15, 2000

• 25^th Anniversary
• An Outbreak of Human Blastomycosis: the Epidemiology of Blastomycosis in the Kenora Catchment Region of Ontario, Canada
• Respiratory Virus Surveillance - FluWatch Project

Volume 26-09, May 1, 2000

• Ciguatera Food Poisoning Linked to the Consumption of Imported Barracuda - Montreal, Quebec, 1998
• Imported Dengue - Florida, 1997-1998
• Announcement

Volume 26-08, April 15, 2000

• Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Canada, 1989-1999
• Outbreak of Mumps, Montreal, October 1998 to March 1999 - with a Particular Focus on a School
• Announcement

Volume 26-07, April 1, 2000

• Point-of-Care HIV Testing Using Simple/Rapid HIV Test Kits: Guidance for Health-Care Professionals
• An Integrated Approach to Communicable Disease Surveillance
• Erratum

Volume 26-06, March 15, 2000

• Human Health Risk from Exposure to Natural Dog Treats
• First Isolation of Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, from Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis, Collected at Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario
• Respiratory Virus Surveillance - FluWatch Project
• Announcement

Volume 26-05, March 1, 2000

• WHO Position Paper on Hepatitis A Vaccines
• Hepatitis C - Global Prevalence
• Announcement

Volume 26-04, February 15, 2000

• Restaurant-Associated Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Phage Type 1 Gastroenteritis - Edmonton, 1999
• Update: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Activity - United States, 1998-1999 Season
• Outbreak News

Volume 26-03, February 1, 2000

• Caprine-Associated Q Fever in Newfoundland
• Reptile-Associated Salmonellosis - Selected States, 1996-1998
• Errata: Canadian Immunization Guide, Fifth Edition, 1998

Volume 26-02, January 15, 2000

• Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis in Ontario: First Reported Case in Canada
• World Survey of Rabies, 1997

Volume 26-01, January 1, 2000

• Influenza Surveillance and Dissemination of Information to Health Professionals and the General Public in the Province of Quebec
• Notifiable Diseases Summary

Advisory Committee Statements and Supplements to the CCDR

An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS) National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Statement on Alternate Adolescent Schedule for Hepatitis B Vaccine ACS-5 An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS) National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Supplementary Statement on Hepatitis A Vaccine ACS-4 An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS) National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Statement on Immunization for Lyme Disease ACS-3 An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS) National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Statement on Influenza Vaccination for the 2000-2001 Season ACS-2 An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS) National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Statement on Adult/Adolescent Formulation of Combined Acellular Pertussis, Tetanus, and Diphtheria Vaccine ACS-1 1998/1999 Canadian Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD Surveillance Report) CCDR Supplement Volume 26S6, October 2000 Expert Working Group on HHV-6 and 7 Laboratory Diagnosis and Testing CCDR Supplement Volume 26S4, September 2000 Case Definitions for Diseases Under National Surveillance CCDR Supplement Volume 26S3, May 2000 Canadian recommendations for the prevention and treatment of malaria among international travellers (2000) CCDR Supplement Volume 26S2, March 2000 Guidelines for Reporting Adverse Events Associated with Vaccine Products CCDR Supplement Volume: 26S1, February 2000

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