Blood Borne Pathogens (BBP) are infections that are transmitted by blood.  These include HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.  This page provides more information regarding the occurrence of these infections and the strategies and resources for the prevention, treatment and care of affected individuals in Manitoba.

• The Descriptive Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Blood-borne Pathogens in Manitoba 2002-2003
   

• Hepatitis B Vaccine
  August 2005
   
• Hepatitis C:  Information for Physicians, Public Health Nurses and Other Health Practitioners
  October 2003
   
• Information for Individuals Who May Have Been Exposed to HIV, the AIDS virus
  October 2003
   
• Syphilis:  A Sexually Transmitted Infection

• Health Canada:  Hepatitis C - Get the Facts
   
• Manitoba Hepatitis C Assistance Program
   
• Canadian Hepatitis C Information Centre
   
• Management of Viral Hepatitis: A Canadian Consensus Conference 2003/2004
  (Public Health Agency of Canada)
   
• Manitoba Harm Reduction Network

• Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
• Canadian AIDS/HIV Information Centre
• Canadian AIDS Memorial Quilt
• Canadian AIDS Society
• Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR)
• Canadian Health Network
• Canadian HIV/AIDS Care Giving Professionals (CHAP)
• Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
• Canadian HIV Trials Network
• Health Canada:  Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS
• "HIV/AIDS:  Confronting the Global Pandemic"
• Manitoba AIDS Cooperative
• World AIDS Day (Manitoba Health site)

Communicable Disease Control (CDC) Unit  Public Health Branch Manitoba Health 4th Floor - 300 Carlton St. Winnipeg MB  R3B 3M9  CANADA Phone: (204) 788-6737 Fax: (204) 948-2040	Visit our Healthy Living website for more information on many of these topics.