This communicable disease control section has information and resources to help you with the health promotion side of patient care, with a focus on vaccine-preventable illnesses.
Influenza is a significant cause of death in Canada, especially among the elderly and frail. In British Columbia, more than 1,400 people die each year from influenza and pneumonia combined. Visit our Residential care infection control pages for information about our influenza prevention and control program. Visit our community staff infection control pages for guidelines.
We offer communicable disease resources for both physicians and pharmacists.
This section currently includes research and reports on disease surveillance, provided by our regional Public Health disease surveillance team. The team works to improve public health through disease surveillance, epidemiological investigation, research and education.
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