The rapid spread of avian influenza H5N1 in Asia in late 2003 has moved the world to a new
state of pandemic alert. The risk of further human cases will persist, as will opportunities for …

The protection provided by one or two doses of measles vaccine was compared, as was the
effect of the timing of delivery of the doses on the protection provided. A total of 5542 …

Research letter neously by postpartum nurses, who called physicians’ offices when results
were missing. Of the women with missing results for whom a rubella titre was performed post …

OBJECTIVE: To assess vaccine effectiveness through enhanced disease surveillance
following the change in childhood immunization programs in 1995, when all provinces and …

The spirit of partnership was in the air (and quite contagious, in fact) from the moment that
the 1998 Canadian National Immunization Conference: Partnerships for Health Through …

The Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) Public Health Response Plan for Biological Events
was developed for the Public Health Network Council (PHNC). This plan outlines how the …

On 27-29 November 2007, WHO convened the first meeting of the Pandemic Preparedness
and Response Guidance Revision Working Group in Geneva, Switzerland. Experts in the …

Influenza pandemics (worldwide epidemics) have occurred at irregular and unpredictable
intervals, and have been associated with substantial morbidity, mortality and economic cost. …

It is clear that the risk for epidemics with high health and socio-economic impacts remains
but there will be many unknowns at the start of future responses to these events. This article …

Aims This study aimed to compare multidisciplinary ( MD ) versus sole paediatrician ( SP )
assessment models for children with learning and/or behaviour difficulties. Methods Children …