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Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR)

2002 - Volume 28

CCDR Issues

Volume 28-25, February 15, 2002

  • Volume 28 of the Canada Communicable Disease Report comprises of 24 biweekly issues, seven Advisory Committee Statements, one Notifiable Diseases Annual Summary, and six supplements
Volume 28-24, December 15, 2002
  • Gastrointestinal outbreaks associated with Norwalk virus in restaurants in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Two recent cases of severe tetanus -United Kingdom

Volume 28-23, December 1, 2002

  • Influenza vaccine-associated adverse events: results of passive surveillance, Canada 2001-2002

Volume 28-22, November 15, 2002

  • Management of People Who Have Received MenomuneTM Meningococcal Vaccine since 16 May, 2001
  • WHO's response to the threat of the deliberate use of biological and chemical agents to cause harm  

Volume 28-21, November 1, 2002

  • Case definitions for diseases under national surveillance: Addition of diseases associated with potential bioterrorist agents
  • Certification of poliomyelitis eradication, European region, June 2002
  • Announcement

Volume 28-20, October 15, 2002

  • Invasive pneumococcal infection in First Nations children in Northern Alberta

Volume 28-19, October 1, 2002

  • Investigation of a varicella outbreak complicated by group A streptococcus in First Nations communities, Sioux Lookout Zone, Ontario
  • Announcements

Volume 28-18, September 15, 2002

  • Hepatitis C surveillance -are we doing enough? British Columbia, 2001
  • Announcement

Volume 28-17, September 1, 2002

  • Outbreak of diarrheal illness in attendees at a Ukrainian dance festival, Dauphin, Manitoba -May 2001
  • Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication: Afghanistan and Pakistan -January 2000 to April 2002

Volume 28-16, August 15, 2002

  • Pneumonia epidemic caused by a virulent strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 in Nunavik, Quebec
  • Outbreak of community-acquired pneumonia in Nunavut, October and November, 2000
  • Cutaneous leishmaniasis, Afghanistan
  • Paralytic poliomyelitis in Madagascar, 2002
  • Outbreak news

Volume 28-15, August 1, 2002

  • Variation in approach to ESBL Enterobacteriaceae among infection control practitioners: results of an Ontario-wide survey
  • Elimination of lymphatic filariasis -Second meeting of the global alliance to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, India
  • Notifiable Diseases Summary

Volume 28-14, July 15, 2002

  • Outbreaks of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli in long-term care facilities in the Durham, York and Toronto Regions of Ontario, 2000-2002
  • World Health Organization study of venous thrombosis and air travel

Volume 28-13, July 1, 2002

  • Guiding principles for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing of women during pregnancy -2002
  • Neurologic illness associated with eating Florida pufferfish -2002
  • Outbreak news

Volume 28-12, June 15, 2002

  • Preliminary report - Natural or raw almonds and an outbreak of a rare phage type of Salmonella enteritidis infection
  • Revision of the international health regulations - Progress report, May 2002
  • Dracunculiasis eradication - Khartoum declaration on guinea-worm eradication, Sudan, 2002
  • Errata

Volume 28-11, June 1, 2002

  • Outbreak of Salmonella paratyphi B linked to aquariums in the province of Quebec, 2000
  • Notifiable diseases summary

Volume 28-10, May 15, 2002

  • Global measles mortality reduction and regional elimination, 2000-2001

Volume 28-09, May 1, 2002

  • Exposure to thimerosal in vaccines used in Canadian infant immunization programs, with respect to risk of neurodevelopmental disorders

Volume 28-08, April 15, 2002

  • Is vaccination against meningitis useful? The findings of an investigation in the Sherbrooke region, Quebec
  • Cat-scratch disease in children - Texas, September 2000
  • Outbreak news

Volume 28-07, April 1, 2002

  • Is there an association between SEN virus and liver disease? Reviewing the evidence

Volume 28-06, March 15, 2002

  • Two outbreaks of botulism associated with fermented salmon roe -British Columbia, August 2001
  • Notifiable diseases summary

Volume 28-05, March 1, 2002

  • The use of the Internet to inform young international travellers of contact with a case of meningococcal meningitis
  • Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks

Volume 28-04, February 15, 2002

  • Report on the 1st Annual National Science and Policy Research Consensus Conference on Health and Climate Change - Ottawa, 13 to 15 March, 2001, and implications for infectious diseases
  • Erratum

Volume 28-03, February 1, 2002

  • Influenza in Canada: 2000 -2001 season

Volume 28-02, January 15, 2002

  • Review of adverse events reported following use of yellow fever vaccine -Canada, 1987-2000
  • Errata
  • Announcement

Volume 28-01, January 1, 2002

  • A survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of dog and cat owners with respect to vaccinating their pets against rabies, Ottawa-Carleton, Ontario, July 2000
  • Escherichia coli O157 outbreak associated with the ingestion of unpasteurized goat's milk in British Columbia, 2001

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Advisory Committee Statements and Supplements to the CCDR

An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS)
The Canadian Tuberculosis Committee
Recommendations for the Screening and Prevention of Tuberculosis in Patients with HIV and the Screening for HIV in Tuberculosis Patients and Their Contacts
ACS-7

An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS)
National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
Supplementary Statement for the 2002-2003 Influenza Season: Update on Oculo-Respiratory Syndrome in Association with Influenza Vaccination
ACS-6

An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS)
National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
Statement on Influenza Vaccination for the 2002-2003 Season
ACS-5

An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS)
Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT)
Statement on Travellers and Rabies Vaccine
ACS-4

An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS)
National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
NACI Update to Statement on Varicella Vaccine
ACS-3

An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS)
National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
Statement on Recommended use of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
ACS-2

An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS)
National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
Statement on Smallpox Vaccination
ACS-1


Functional Standards and Minimum (Core) Data Sets for a National Immunization Registry Network and Vaccine Associated Adverse Events Surveillance System
CCDR Volume 28S6, December 2002

Classic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Canada
CCDR Volume 28S5, November 2002

Proceedings of a Meeting of the Expert Advisory Group on Rubella in Canada
CCDR Volume 28S4, September 2002

Blue Ribbon Committee on Bloodborne Parasitic Diseases
CCDR Volume 28S3, September 2002

Blood-borne Pathogens Routine Surveillance System Report
CCDR Volume 28S2, July 2002

Infection Control Guidelines
Prevention and Control of Occupational Infections in Health Care

CCDR Volume 28S1, March 2002

 

 Information on how to download PDF files
 Canada Communicable Disease Report Masthead

 Guidelines for Authors Contributing to the CCDR
 CCDR Author's Checklist

 

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[2003 - Volume 29] [2002 - Volume 28] [2001 - Volume 27]
[2000 - Volume 26] [1999 - Volume 25] [1998 - Volume 24]
[1997 - Volume 23] [1996 - Volume 22] [1995 - Volume 21]

 

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