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Strategies to combat Legionnaires’ disease – Outbreak investigation and preventive policy
February 20, 2020
The NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person…
The role of environmental public health professionals in collaborative foodborne illness outbreak investigations
June 28, 2023
Outbreaks of infectious foodborne diseases continue to affect populations across Canada, with potentially severe impacts on susceptible groups such as children, older adults, immune compromised…
Interdisciplinary foodborne outbreak investigations
February 15, 2023
Outbreaks of infectious foodborne diseases continue to affect populations across Canada, with potentially severe impacts on susceptible groups such as children, older adults, immune compromised…
Foodborne illness outbreaks: Recommendations for collaborative investigations
May 5, 2023
Key Messages Foodborne illness (FBI) outbreak investigations are becoming more complex, requiring collaboration between individuals from a wide range of disciplines…
The importance of collaborative foodborne illness outbreak investigations
February 16, 2024
While the source of some foodborne illness (FBI) outbreaks are local and can be quickly mitigated, globalized food systems and e-commerce are contributing to much larger and more complex outbreaks…
Supporting foodborne outbreak investigations: A review of the use of whole genome sequencing and emerging technologies
October 14, 2022
Key Messages A paradigm shift in foodborne outbreak investigations has occurred with the emergence of whole genome sequencing (WGS). WGS provides these improvements over…
Enteric Outbreak Toolkit
November 27, 2019
The Outbreak Toolkit is a one-stop shop for resources and tools to assist epidemiologists, environmental health officers, public health nurses and other public health practitioners involved in…
Foodborne illness outbreaks: Roles and responsibilities
February 15, 2023
Key Messages Environmental public health professionals (EPHPs) are integral partners in all levels of foodborne outbreak investigations and bring a…
[ARCHIVED] Water-borne Disease Outbreaks in Canadian Small Drinking Water Systems
November 15, 2011
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Avian influenza A(H5N1) and the continuing outbreak
July 12, 2023
Key Messages The outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) caused by A(H5N1) that began in late 2021 has persisted through to 2023, and has shown…