http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/index-eng.php Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) from the Public Health Agency of Canada en-ca Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:57:04 -0500 5 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#df19fd26a7bd86da3aa7c3581d0b0736 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/11vol37/acs-dcc-8/index-eng.php The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada with ongoing and timely medical, scientific and public health advice relating to immunization. The Public Health Agency of Canada acknowledges that the advice and recommendations set out in this statement are based upon the best current available scientific knowledge and is disseminating this document for information purposes. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:13:06 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#0a8f41986c0e41613fbc0856f2514d7f http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/11vol37/acs-dcc-6/index-eng.php In February 2011, Fluad® (Novartis), a trivalent inactivated subunit influenza vaccine (TIV) adjuvanted with MF59C.1[a] was authorized in Canada for use in adults 65 years of age and older for active immunization against influenza caused by specific strains of influenza virus contained in the vaccine. It is the first seasonal influenza vaccine in Canada to contain an adjuvant and will be used in the upcoming fall 2011 influenza season. Fluad® has been licensed and used extensively in Europe for Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:21:26 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#392c0fb6da5d92785b9d0c00b694727e http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/11vol37/acs-dcc-5/index-eng.php The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada with ongoing and timely medical, scientific and public health advice relating to immunization and certain prophylaxis agents. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) acknowledges that the advice and recommendations set out in this statement are based upon the best current available scientific knowledge and is disseminating this document for information purposes. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:57:25 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#a6fcc817cd24a607ffa031ba62f2764d http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/11vol37/acs-dcc-4/index-eng.php The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada with ongoing and timely medical, scientific and public health advice relating to immunization. The Public Health Agency of Canada acknowledges that the advice and recommendations set out in this statement are based upon the best current available scientific knowledge and is disseminating this document for information purposes. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:00:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#8376cff3cc1129df602834602277a292 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdrw-rmtch/2011/3111-eng.php Are HIV Epidemics among Men Who Have Sex with Men Emerging in the Middle East and North Africa?: A Systematic Review and Data Synthesis Background; A National Outbreak of Salmonella Serotype Tennessee Infections From Contaminated Peanut Butter: A New Food Vehicle for Salmonellosis in the United States Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:30:15 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#d5f6890d614c8fefac339fa7bdafee05 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdrw-rmtch/2011/ccdrw-rmtcs3011-eng.php 1. Hepatitis C Is Transmitted by Unprotected Sex Between HIV-Infected Men: Ongoing Epidemic in New York City in HIV-Infected Men. 2. Dangerous Pets; Tiny Frogs Spreading Salmonella To Your Kids Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:30:30 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#82491ea978a65347882a8c84f729193b http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/11vol37/acs-3/index-eng.php This document is designed to: Guide front-line clinicians; Provide front-line clinicians without ready access to inpatient, internal medicine, or infectious diseases support with guidance in the evaluation and management of fever in the returning traveller beyond the initial phase. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:56:12 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#d59c5457cb40086d664ed6d6bf889456 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/11vol37/acs-2/index-eng.php The Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) with ongoing and timely medical, scientific, and public health advice relating to tropical infectious disease and health risks associated with international travel. Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#094b3c2142f816c17e9fb6fa6bd5cd8d http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdrw-rmtch/2011/ccdrw-rmtcs2811-eng.php Community-based intervention to increase HIV testing and case detection in people aged 16-32 years in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Thailand (NIMH Project Accept, HPTN 043): a randomised study; A venue-based HIV prevalence and behavioural study among men who have sex with men in Antwerp and Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, October 2009 to March 2010 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:15:28 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#e7c54218b5c118991eb48077b306071b http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/11vol37/37s1/index-eng.php 2009 witnessed the first pandemic of influenza in the 21st Century. This pandemic of influenza A H1N1 (pH1N1) occurred 41 years after the previous pandemic of influenza A H3N2 in 1968. Each of the three pandemics of the 20th Century was different and provided some level of knowledge as to a range of outcomes that might occur. The H1N1 pandemic was unique in that scientists now had the ability to rapidly detect and monitor the spread and impact of the virus and to exchange information around the Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:30:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#5d376d9f57f87b6b10537c7d73cb06e3 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdrw-rmtch/2010/ccdrw-rmtcs1050-eng.php Estimates of foodborne illness can be used to direct food safety policy and interventions. Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#b3bf26f1320ac3b8515abc4c8a791ab8 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/10vol36/acs-13/index-eng.php A statement on injury risk should begin with a definition of injury and highlight that accident is a separate and obsolete term. Injury is not an accident, but instead a predictable event that is fore-seeable and thus preventable. Wed, 17 Nov 2010 07:30:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#40861aacc0e3322f4e25c71a3f3c7db7 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/10vol36/acs-12/index-eng.php This statement will supplement previous conjugate pneumococcal statements and provide information regarding a newly authorized conjugate vaccine against pneumococcal disease, Prevnar® 13 (PNEU-C-13). It is anticipated that adult pneumococcal immunization programs will be changing over the next few years, as other vaccines are in development and as new data on Synflorix™ (PNEU-C-10) and PNEU-C-13 is published. These vaccines and new indications for already authorized products will be review. Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:30:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#ec6f8114dfd35eb3c13a93ea4555f444 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/10vol36/acs-11/index-eng.php Yellow fever is a vaccine-preventable, vector-borne illness caused by a virus from the family Flaviviridae. In its most severe form, it causes a hemorrhagic fever which has a high case fatality rate despite aggressive supportive measures. Yellow fever virus is the prototype of the flavivirus genus, which includes approximately 70 other viruses, including dengue fever virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, and West Nile virus, to name a few. Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:30:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#f1532dee0f965cd0e3abf7f12d3a9e0c http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdrw-rmtch/2010/ccdrw-rmtcs1036-eng.php Nigerian health authorities have warned of a nationwide cholera risk after the death toll from an outbreak concentrated largely in the north of Africa's most populous nation rose to 352. Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#cdefeb941fe05d949138734af126cd6d http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdrw-rmtch/2010/ccdrw-rmtcs1035-eng.php An outbreak of measles at an international youth soccer event illustrates the risks of with "imported" measles, according to a study in the September issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#3a537b5986ebaf269bdd85f0db9a3985 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdrw-rmtch/2010/ccdrw-rmtcs1034-eng.php From 1999 through 2005 in Alcoi, Spain, incidence of legionellosis was continually high. Over the next 4 years, incidence was lower, but an increase in July 2009 led health authorities to declare an epidemic outbreak. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#09abe80acc6ec026441794012fd9672a http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdrw-rmtch/2010/ccdrw-rmtcs1033-eng.php After heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was marketed in France, Spain, Belgium, and England and Wales (United Kingdom), invasive disease from non-PCV7 serotypes (NVT) increased. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:30:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#32f99d797a4dedc5c4a6032891a3d1f2 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdrw-rmtch/2010/ccdrw-rmtcs1032-eng.php CDC researchers identified 1,097 foodborne disease outbreaks, which lead to 21,244 illnesses and 18 deaths, in the United States during 2007. Although Salmonella and norovirus were the most common culprits for both outbreaks and illnesses, these numbers were down 8% and 15% from the annual average reported from 2002 to 2006. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:30:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#e6f1b8d7288934c42f77decc25252527 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdrw-rmtch/2010/ccdrw-rmtcs1031-eng.php Published in a leading journal this week, a large genome study of meningitis and septicaemia suggests genetic differences could be why some people are more susceptible and others naturally resistant to these diseases. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#b2653d0618cf772090fdd344bf1e6548 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdrw-rmtch/2010/ccdrw-rmtcs1030-eng.php Eastern Africa is free of polio again, with four countries - Ethiopia , Kenya, Sudan and Uganda - having reported no cases of the crippling disease for more than a year, U.N. and other aid agencies said. The WHO said the region had responded fast to the outbreak. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:15:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#7602d44481f96ac94b6da6c7c17797e6 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdrw-rmtch/2010/ccdrw-rmtcs1029-eng.php Effective tuberculosis control is compromised by a lack of clarity about the timeframe of viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis shedding after treatment initiation under programmatic conditions. This study quantifies time to conversion from smear and culture positivity to negativity in unselected tuberculosis patients receiving standardized therapy in a directly observed therapy short-course (DOTS) program. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:45:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#a8f9df493dc649f6e563b85a92aa352e http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/10vol36/acs-3/june-juin-2010-eng.php The Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) with ongoing and timely medical, scientific, and public health advice relating to tropical infectious disease and health risks associated with international travel. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#32c817455e1b2def69d5918845fe42df http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdrw-rmtch/2010/1022-eng.php June 4, 2010 - Volume 3 - Issue 22 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:30:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#d5da4590a6e1416f98568b772da0c6c3 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/10vol36/acs-2/index-eng.php Travelling while pregnant poses many challenges due to the inherent risks and changing physiology in pregnancy; the risk to the fetus in-utero from maternal exposure to medicines and vaccines, and the risks and complications of delivery. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#c5f8f4f93c91d4a840e5fa941d02f23d http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdrw-rmtch/2010/0710-eng.php Bangladesh To Vaccinate 20 Million Children Against Measles; Investigating an Airborne Tularemia Outbreak, Germany; Epidemiology of Cryptococcus gattii, British Columbia, Canada, 1999–2007 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:30:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#df2f45483888ebcb328a2033acf68302 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/10vol36/acs-1/index-eng.php The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada with ongoing and timely medical, scientific, and public health advice relating to immunization. The Public Health Agency of Canada acknowledges that the advice and recommendations set out in this statement are based upon the best current available scientific knowledge and is disseminating this document for information purposes. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:08:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#ccdbba101ff00375d4e30fe1392a4ace http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/10vol36/36s2/index-eng.php In 2006, the first quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menactra™) was authorized for use in Canada. This statement provides the evidence based analysis needed for consideration of this vaccine for immunization program planning by provinces and territories. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:00:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#a4bb605dd2e3ac4abf26edb644e0281d http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/10vol36/36s1/index-eng.php These guidelines are based on national and international expertise, outbreak experiences, and best practice. At the request of CIC and the CCMOH, they were prepared primarily to assist Canadian public health authorities in their investigation and management of mumps outbreaks. They are intended to provide consistent case and contact definitions and, consequently, to improve reporting and surveillance information that will guide future outbreak management. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#db0e7d9ef69cf41031ca1fc4d1c98b3f http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/09vol35/35s3/index-eng.php This is the second integrated surveillance report looking at temporal and spatial trends of selected enteric diseases in Canada from various data sources. This report focuses on the years 2000 to 2004. The pathogens described are Salmonella, Campylobacter, verotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Shigella. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#3063b295fc99d08e4e75df89394b9e24 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/09vol35/acs-dcc-8/index-eng.php Guidelines for the Practice of Travel Medicine have been developed to provide some broad guidance to healthcare providers and the general public with the goal of improving the quality of travel medicine services to Canadians who seek these services. The guidelines are designed to assist the health care practitioner deliver travel medical care of high quality and thereby help protect the health of Canadian travellers. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:30:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#ab97e5b1394b2dd17735e61fe7ed8182 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/09vol35/35s2/index-eng.php Results of Provincial/Territorial (P/T) Consultation Process to provide updated case definitions for communicable diseases under national surveillance, diseases. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#23ceaa158c2506c26223c749f6e4c6c7 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/09vol35/acs-dcc-7/index-eng.php The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) provides updates the recommendations regarding bat exposures and provides a detailed rationale. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:30:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#f0ae2c93efcfcb1c1bb1cc1968493257 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/09vol35/acs-dcc-5/index-eng.php The Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) with ongoing and timely medical, scientific, and public-health advice relating to tropical infectious disease and health risks associated with international travel. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:30:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#43cee56e0e7232a3c8a0df218abc1d18 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/09vol35/acs-dcc-6/index-eng.php The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada with ongoing and timely medical, scientific and public health advice relating to immunization and certain prophylaxis agents. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:30:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#eaefc26a9b8cc943c998603b5fccddbe http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/09vol35/acs-dcc-5/index-eng.php The Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) with ongoing and timely medical, scientific, and public-health advice relating to tropical infectious disease and health risks associated with international travel. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:30:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#bd1824575511366e56f9a853e70eeab5 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/09vol35/35s1/index-eng.php Canadian Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Malaria Among International Travellers Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:00:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#5945fbe1cb83bc6038fc0eaf312577b8 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/09vol35/acs-4/index-eng.php The Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT ) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC ) with ongoing and timely medical, scientific, and public-health advice relating to tropical infectious disease and health risks associated with international travel. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#1d9755e5327eefad206ed27caf023c32 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/09vol35/acs-1/index-eng.php The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada with ongoing and timely medical, scientific and public health advice relating to immunization. Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:30:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#3b828cbf20be264d05891ee9e65b2d42 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/08vol34/dr-rm3409-eng.php Determinants for immunization coverage by age 2 in a population cohort in the Capital Health region, Edmonton, Alberta Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#7aca12d5c51bcb255047d9df0d085a36 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/08vol34/dr-rm3408-eng.php Epidemiology of community associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#5cd9b3fd0b86922296b5278392760f53 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/08vol34/dr-rm3411-eng.php A new twist on an old problem: A case of pediatric meningitis caused by multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#95d0fcae3e09d19c712757004a6e784c http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/08vol34/dr-rm3410-eng.php Economic analysis of a public program for routine seven valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) in infancy, Alberta Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#7a09c2f67270df6f27109915db96c447 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/08vol34/acs-6/index-eng.php The Canadian Tuberculosis Committee provides the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) with ongoing, timely and scientifically based advice on national strategies and priorities with respect to tuberculosis prevention and control in Canada. PHAC acknowledges that the advice and recommendations set out in this statement are based upon the best currently available scientific knowledge and medical practice. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#189e3e544fc80f86123c5e173489e6eb http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/08vol34/acs-5/index-eng.php Presents the statement made by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI). Lists prior NACI recommendations and highlights the results of a literature review on homeless populations and illicit drug use. Makes recommendations. Includes bibliographic references. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:00:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#662e2b5ee9462fcdac2a68963453f2fc http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/08vol34/acs-4/index-eng.php Japanese encephalitis (JE) is caused by a fl avivirus transmitted by Culex mosquitoes. It is one of the most important causes of viral encephalitis worldwide, with an estimated 50,000 cases and 15,000 deaths annually. JE is endemic throughout much of rural South-East Asia, where the risk to unvaccinated travellers has been estimated to be as high as 1/5,000 per month of exposure. There is no specifi c treatment for JE, although an effi cacious vaccine and use of personal protective measures (PPM) will provide substantial protection against infection and disease. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#79a54b7eed144fa724fcdf6daf026f2f http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/08vol34/acs-3/index-eng.php This statement contains new information on human and avian influenza epidemiology. Recent issues related to amantadine and oseltamivir resistance are outlined. Updated information on influenza and pregnancy, and the pediatric immunization schedule is provided. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#52d4c68931794e62535cd37affb42b8a http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/08vol34/dr-rm3406-eng.php Cryptococcus gattii Infections on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada: Emergence of a Tropical Fungus in a Temperate Environment; Information Update on Currently Approved Vaccines Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#19f8e4afd1e7fed712823b9755a8cfde http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/08vol34/dr-rm3407-eng.php Influenza In Canada: 2007-2008 Season Update Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#3d646907d6796f4e25c6ccf13e0f078c http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/08vol34/acs-2/index-eng.php Statement on Hepatitis Vaccines for Travellers Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rss/ccdr-rmtc-eng.xml#b777756a740fcb25ea904b8f1bbc1886 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/08vol34/dr-rm3405-eng.php * Investigation of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a remote northern community, Nunavut, Canada; * Burden of acute gastrointestinal illness in Canada, 1999-2007: Interim summary of NSAGI activities; * Errata/clarifications - Canadian Immunization Guide, 2006, 7th Edition. Fri, 30 May 2008 16:00:00 -0400