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Public Health Agency of Canada - Updates from the Public Health Agency of Canada
- Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) weekly - September, 2010 - Volume 3 - Issue 34
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. - Travel Health Notice - Updated - Pertussis (whooping cough) in California, USA
An increased number of pertussis cases (also called whooping cough) has been reported this year in California in the United States. - Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations in Canada - Week ending August 28, 2010
The Respiratory Virus Detection Surveillance System reports on respiratory viruses in Canada. - Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) weekly - August 27, 2010 - Volume 3 - Issue 33
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. - Travel Health Notice - Medical Care Abroad
The Public Health Agency of Canada reminds travellers that there are risks involved in receiving medical care abroad. - Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) weekly - August 20, 2010 - Volume 3 - Issue 32
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. - Travel Health Notice - 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) recommends routine travel advice to help ensure a healthy trip for travellers attending the 2010 Commonwealth Games. - Travel Health Notice - Malaria: Global Update
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) reminds travellers that malaria transmission occurs in over 100 tropical and subtropical countries around the world. All travellers are at risk if going to a destination where malaria occurs. - Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) weekly - August 13, 2010 - Volume 3 - Issue 31
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.