Economic Cost of a Listeria monocytogenes Outbreak in Canada, 2008

MK Thomas, R Vriezen, JM Farber, A Currie… - Foodborne …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Estimates of the economic costs associated with foodborne disease are important to inform
public health decision-making. In 2008, 57 cases of listeriosis and 24 deaths in Canada were …

Multi-province listeriosis outbreak linked to contaminated deli meat consumed primarily in institutional settings, Canada, 2008

A Currie, JM Farber, C Nadon, D Sharma… - Foodborne …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
A multi-province outbreak of listeriosis occurred in Canada from June to November 2008.
Fifty-seven persons were infected with 1 of 3 similar outbreak strains defined by pulsed-field …

[HTML][HTML] Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157: H7 infections linked to aged raw milk Gouda cheese, Canada, 2013

A Currie, E Galanis, PA Chacon, R Murray… - Journal of food …, 2018 - Elsevier
Between 12 July and 29 September 2013, 29 individuals in five Canadian provinces
became ill following infection with the same strain of Escherichia coli O157:H7 as defined by …

[HTML][HTML] Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157: H7 infections linked to mechanically tenderized beef and the largest beef recall in Canada, 2012

A Currie, L Honish, J Cutler, A Locas, MC Lavoie… - Journal of food …, 2019 - Elsevier
Contaminated beef is a known vehicle of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection, although more
attention is given to the control of E. coli O157:H7 in ground, rather than whole-cut, beef …

Sensitivities of Nasal and Rectal Swabs for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in an Active Surveillance Program

A Currie, L Davis, E Odrobina, S Waldman… - Journal of clinical …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
All medical and high-risk surgical patients were screened for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus colonization over 3.5 years. The sensitivities of nasal and rectal swabs were 68…

Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157: H7 infections associated with consumption of beef donair

A Currie, J MacDonald, A Ellis, J Siushansian… - Journal of food …, 2007 - Elsevier
The Calgary Health Region identified an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection in
September 2004 following a fourfold increase in laboratory reports. Clinical isolates were …

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: prevalence in skin and soft tissue infections at emergency departments in the Greater Toronto …

HJ Adam, VG Allen, A Currie, AJ McGeer… - Canadian Journal of …, 2009 - cambridge.org
Objective:Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA),
which is caused primarily by the Canadian methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-10 (…

[HTML][HTML] Nosocomial infection surveillance: Laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in children and youth in Canada, January 15–April 27, 2020

…, C Bell, M Roy, L Whitmore, A Currie… - Canada …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Understanding the epidemiology of COVID-19 among children and youth in Canada will
help to inform public health measures in settings where children gather. As of April 27, 2020, …

Safer and unsafe injection drug use and sex practices among injection drug users in Halifax, Nova Scotia: an exploratory look at community and interpersonal …

…, DL Bailey, JR Fraser, JK Johnson, A Currie… - Canadian Journal of …, 2002 - Springer
Objective: This qualitative study sought to explore the community and interpersonal (eg,
peer) influences affecting safer and unsafe injection drug use and sexual practices among …

[HTML][HTML] Summary of 11 years of enteric outbreak investigations and criteria to initiate an investigation, Province of Quebec, 2002 through 2012

C Gaulin, A Currie, G Gravel, M Hamel… - Journal of food …, 2014 - Elsevier
This article presents a retrospective analysis of enteric disease outbreak investigations led
by or conducted in collaboration with provincial health authorities in the Province of Quebec …