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CATMAT's mandate is:
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to provide recommendations relating to the prevention and treatment
of infectious diseases and other health hazards that may be encountered
by Canadian travellers outside of Canada;
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to suggest mechanisms for the widespread dissemination and utilization
of such recommendations and other travel or tropical medicine-related
health information; and
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to advise on priorities for epidemiological research and other activities
related to travel or tropical medicine.
The current committee is comprised of experts from across Canada from such
disciplines as tropical medicine, travel medicine, and infectious disease
medicine and epidemiology.
CATMAT develops recommendations on:
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malaria prevention and treatment;
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the use of approved immunization products prior to travel;
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the use of biologics and other drugs to treat or prevent tropical
diseases in the travellers;
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surveillance of tropical diseases acquired by Canadians travelling
abroad;
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the dissemination of information and guidelines to Canadian health
professionals, the Canadian travel industry, and the Canadian public;
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the standards and quality of travel medicine advice provided to
travellers in Canada.
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