In early 2002, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Population and Public
Health (CIHR-IPPH), with the advice of a multi-agency working group, embarked on a review …

An outbreak of gastroenteritis affecting 234 pupils and 23 staff at a boarding school occurred
over a period of 8 weeks. Campylobacter spp. were isolated from pupils and staff, and from …

A 3-year-old girl was admitted to a children's hospital; subsequently her mother was found to
have pulmonary tuberculosis with smearpostive sputum. Of over 400 patients, their families …

… Paul Gully has had a long career in public heath with direct involvement in certain events
analyzed in this article, including the federal government’s response to SARS in Canada; as a …

In a sentinel hepatitis surveillance study conducted by sentinel health units, 1469 patients
were enrolled, and 959 (65.3%) were positive for antibody to hepatitis C virus (HCV). Samples …

THE EPI DE MI OL OGY OF HEPA TI TIS Cin CANADA IS NOT WELL de scribed. Re ported
cases of newly di ag nosed hepa ti tis C vi rus (HCV) in fec tions con tinue to rise (1321 …

Introduction: The prevalence of hepatitis C in Canada is not known. There is limited information
on most small area populations such as Prince Edward Island. Methods: A retrospective …

An outbreak of hepatitis A has been recognised on a medical ward of a district general hospital.
Eleven nurses and one patient were reported to have hepatitis over a period of 18 days …

Risk communication is an important component of improving the health and safety of Canadians.
For numerous departments and agencies at all levels of government, as well as public …

… In the Southern Plains, gully erosion is of concern due to periodically intense rainfall and
a large acreage of erodible soih. As little information is available, we studied the loss of …