Admin circ for Chapter 1, Meningococcal Disease and Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease

BC Communicable Disease Manual

Contains information regarding cold chains for community providers and public health.

A guide for parents and health professionals that provides general information about communicable diseases commonly experienced by young children. It is a quick reference only and is intended to assist care providers with identifying common childhood diseases so that actions can be taken to decrease the spread of the illness or infestation to others.

Minimum dataset for surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases and invasive group A streptococcus

Communicable Disease Control Manual, Chapter 1, Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease

Admin circ for Chapter 1, Meningococcal Disease and Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease

The year 2014 was characterized by moderate and stable levels of many reportable communicable diseases.

In 2016, BC experienced a higher incidence of iGAS than observed in 2009 through 2015, with a rate surpassing the incidence observed in the prior peak year of 2008.