Infectious Diseases/Vaccines

Last year, a surge in RSV cases flooded U.S. hospitals with wheezing children. There are no vaccines for babies yet, though Pfizer and other companies are working on them.

Teresa Zurberg, who runs the program for Vancouver Coastal Health, said the hunting breed of pooches can smell the slightest presence of C. difficile on surfaces and equipment.

Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are rising in Canada. Test your knowledge of the top three bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) here.

In June, NACI said that the bivalent mRNA vaccines can be used for people receiving their first two-dose vaccination series.

However, some still firmly oppose any effort to increase pharmacists’ scope of practice, including those related to public health activities.

Anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Powassan virus are now classified as 'Diseases of Public Health Significance' and have been added to the reportable disease list in Ontario.

Add to your to-do list: Take your patients' sexual history.

According to the survey, in March 2021, 92% of two-year-olds in Canada had been vaccinated against measles and polio—similar to the vaccination rates in 2019.