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Communicable Disease Control

The Communicable Disease Control Chapter is written by Epidemiology Services, BC Centre for Disease Control for use by all vaccine providers in the province. Its content represents the most-up-to-date information available as of the date noted on each page.

Blood and Body Fluid Exposure Management (March 2010)
Botulism (January 2008)

Communicable Disease Screening for the Internationally Adopted Child (June 2007)
Diphtheria (July 1998)
Enteric and Zoonotic Disease Prevention at Petting Zoos and Open Farms (October 2006)
Exclusion of Enteric Cases and their Contacts from High Risk Settings (October 2008)
Haemophilus influenzae type b (September 2005)
Hepatitis A Control (August 2008)
Hepatitis B Control (September 2009)
Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease (February 2008)
Leptospirosis Guidelines (December 2008)
Measles (March 2000, not available electronically)
Meningococcal Disease (February 2008)
Mumps (June 1998, not available electronically)
Pertussis (February 2006)
Rabies (July 2009)
Simian B Virus (October 2005)
Transfusion Transmissible Infection (July 2004)
Varicella Zoster (July 2004)

Revisions to this section are ongoing. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that they are most up-to-date. This can be accomplished by checking the on-line Administrative Circulars listing. For all follow-up forms, please visit the CD Surveillance form page.

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Last Updated: March 5, 2010

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