Introduction Clubfoot is a common congenital birth defect, with an average prevalence of
approximately 1 per 1000 live births, although this rate is reported to vary among different …

A prospective study was performed on a large outpatient population to evaluate the epidemiology
and pathogenicity of Blastocystis hominis. Patients with stool specimens positive for B. …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the risk factors and control mechanisms used to control the
outbreak of diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK) associated with laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) …

An outbreak of measles in 1985-86 in a community where measles vaccine trials had been
carried out from 1974-76 allowed the assessment of the role of secondary vaccine failures in …

A program of immunization against hepatitis B, consisting of one dose of hepatitis B immune
globulin within 12 hours of birth and three doses of hepatitis B vaccine at 0, 1, and 6 months …

This paper reviews key public health aspects related to surveillance, transmission and
primary prevention of hepatitis C. Hepatitis C is now a reportable disease in all Canadian …

The Community Health Practice Guidelines (CHPG) project was initiated to develop a
systematic approach to the critical evaluation of evidence on the effectiveness and efficiency of …

Background: Mobile health (mHealth) apps have shown to improve health indicators, but
concerns remain about the inclusion of populations from low-and medium-income countries (…

The effectiveness of restaurant inspections and food handler education are not known.
Consequently, the optimal frequency of neither has been determined. Thirty randomly selected …

A questionnaire was developed to assess the knowledge of clinical specialists regarding
infectious disease as well as their infection control practices. The questionnaire was mailed to …