Medical Officers of Health (MOH) work with focus on the health of the population, reports the health status of the population, controls and manages infectious and communicable diseases, gives direction to Environmental Public Health (EPH) service programs, and to chronic disease and injury prevention.
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Connect quickly to information on relevant Public Health issues in your Zone. Communications received from Medical Officers of Health will be posted and archived on this page for easy reference.
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Alberta Health Services
Government Websites
Date Issued | Title | Topic |
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2020-06-30 | PUI Letter: Caring for Yourself at Home | Emerging Public Health Issue
coronavirus, Wuhan, novel, China, respiratory, influenza, flu, covid-19, covid
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2020-03-12 | Update for COVID-19 | Emerging Public Health Issue
coronavirus, Wuhan, novel, China, respiratory, influenza, flu
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2019-09-19 | Tick Information – For Clinicians | More Public Health Topics |
2019-04-05 | Continued Syphilis and Gonorrhea Outbreak | Emerging Public Health Issue
STI, STD, Sexually Transmitted Infections
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2019-02-25 | Fairview Health Complex - Patient notification due to possible exposure | Emerging Public Health Issue
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2018-05-15 | Alberta Treatment Guidelines for STIs in Adolescents and Adults, 2018 | Emerging Public Health Issues
Sexually Transmitted Infections
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2018-03-29 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Severe Acute Respiratory Infection, including MERS-CoV | Emerging Public Health Issues
CD, SARI
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2022-10-20 | Ebola Virus Disease Update | Emerging Public Health Issues |
Date Issued | Title | Topic |
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2022-05-06 | Acute, Severe Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology in Children | Emerging Public Health Issue
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2020-05-29 | Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome – Children and Adolescents (MIS-C) | Emerging Public Health Issue
coronavirus, novel, respiratory, covid-19, covid
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2020-06-30 | PUI Letter: Caring for Yourself at Home | Emerging Public Health Issue
coronavirus, novel, respiratory, covid-19, covid
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2020-01-17 | Communicable Disease Advisory – COVID-19 in Wuhan, China | Emerging Public Health Issue |
2023-03-16 | Shigella Infections in Edmonton Inner City Population | Emerging Public Health Issue |
2023-03-17 | Pertussis Cases in Alberta | Emerging Public Health Issue |
2023-08-30 | Prescription for Antiviral Medication during Influenza Outbreak | Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Influenza, Outbreak, Antiviral Medication, Long Term Care, Designated Supportive Living, Oseltamivir, Tamiflu
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2020-09-28 | Advance Prescriptions for Antiviral Medication During Influenza Outbreaks | Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Influenza, Outbreak, Antiviral Medication, flu
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Date Issued | Title | Topic |
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2023-03-13 | Pertussis Cases in Alberta | Vaccine Preventable Disease
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2022-07-19 | Sexual Assault Healthcare in Central Zone | More Public Health Topics
Sexual Assault, Healthcare, CASART
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2022-05-05 | Acute, Severe Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology in Children | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2022-04-18 | Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in Poultry Flocks | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2021-05-21 | Acute Rheumatic Fever | Emerging Public Health Issue
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2021-02-05 | Revised Guide to Wound Tetanus Prophylaxis | Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Vaccine, Preventable Diseases
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2020-06-05 | Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome – Children and Adolescents (MIS-C) | Emerging Public Health Issue
COVID, MIS-C, CD, Communicable Disease
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2020-06-30 | PUI Letter: Caring for Yourself at Home | Emerging Public Health Issue
coronavirus, respiratory, influenza, flu, covid-19, covid
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2020-01-17 | Nuclear Acid Testing (NAT) for Measles, Mumps, and Rubella | Vaccine Preventable Diseases |
2020-01-16 | Communicable Disease Advisory: COVID-19 in Wuhan, China | Emerging Public Health Issues
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2019-11-14 | Revisions to the Procedure for Administering Rabies Immune Globulin (RIG) | Vaccine Preventable Diseases
CZMOH, RIG, Rabies, PEP
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2019-10-03 | Use of dTap and Td Vaccines in Wound Management | Vaccine Preventable Diseases
tetanus prevention, Wound Tetanus Prophylaxis
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2019-06-13 | Scabies Outbreak Closure | More Public Health Topics
Scabies Outbreak
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2019-05-28 | HIV PEP Medications and Packaging in Central Zone | More Public Health Topics
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
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2019-04-04 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Increasing incidence of Influenza A/H3N2 | Immunization Information |
2019-03-08 | Scabies Testing | More Public Health Topics
Skin Scraping, Burrow Ink Test
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2019-02-28 | Risks for Medical Tourists to Tijuana, Mexico | More Public Health Issues
BBFE; Blood Borne Virus Infections
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2019-02-08 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Measles Alert - Washington State, United States | Vaccine Preventable Diseases
CD
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2019-01-30 | Public Health's Role in Management and Follow-up of BBFEs | More Public Health Topics
Blood and Body Fluid Exposures
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2019-01-29 | Pertussis Antibiotic Prophylaxis Recommendations | Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
CD, pertussis
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2019-01-02 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Provincial Vaccine Updates | Immunization Information
CD
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2018-12-19 | Prenatal Pertussis Immunization | Immunization Information
CD, pertussis
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2019-09-05 | Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with E-Cigarette Use; Surveillance and Notification | Emerging Public Health Issues
Respiratory, vaping, illness, lung disease
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2018-11-15 | Emergency Dept./Urgent Care Centre Infection Control Measures: Travellers, ILI and PCRA | Emerging Public Health Issues
influenza-like-illness, point-of-care-risk-assessment
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2018-11-05 | Eligibility Criteria For Provincially Funded Pneumococcal Vaccines | Immunization Information |
2018-10-26 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Acute Flaccid Myelitis/Acute Flaccid Paralysis | Emerging Public Health Issue |
2018-06-07 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Measles Alert | Emerging Public Health Issue
measles, fever, cough, rash, transmission, blood, urine, NP Swab, vaccine
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2018-05-03 | Measles and Mumps Immunizations | Immunization Information
Health Care Worker
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2018-04-17 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Provincial Vaccine Updates | Immunization Information
CD
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2018-04-12 | Zika Virus (ZIKV) Interim Guidance | Emerging Public Health Issues
CD; Communicable Disease
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2018-04-10 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Severe Acute Respiratory Infection, including MERS-CoV | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2019-08-09 | Increased Demand for Rabies PEP | More Public Health Topics
Rabies
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2021-06-01 | Initial Management of Animal Exposures to Prevent Rabies | More Public Health Topics
Rabies
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2021-06-04 | Carbapenemase Resistant Organism at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre | Emerging Public Health Issues
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2021-12-23 | Central Zone Discharge/Admit/Transfer Process During CD Outbreaks | More Public Health Topics |
2022-02-10 | BBFE Risk Assessment Consultation | More Public Health Topics |
2022-05-17 | Influenza Activity in Continuing Care Central Zone | Vaccine Preventable Diseases |
2023-06-01 | Pertussis in Two Hills | Vaccine Preventable Diseases |
2023-08-08 | Pertussis Outbreak - Two Hills County and Surrounding Area | Vaccine Preventable Diseases |
Date Issued | Title | Topic |
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2020-06-30 | Streamlining Animal Bite / Exposure Reporting to Public Health | More Public Health Topics
rabies
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2019-09-19 | Tick Information - For Clinicians | More Public Health Topics |
2019-09-06 | Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with E-cigarette Use: Surveillance and Notification | Notifiable Disease |
2018-04-17 | Immunization Program Update | Immunization Information
Vaccine
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2015-05-27 | Rotavirus Vaccine for Infants | Immunization Information |
Date Issued | Title | Topic |
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2023-04-27 | Pertussis Outbreak Spreading Across South Zone | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2023-01-27 | Pertussis Cases in South Zone | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2023-01-03 | Pertussis Cases in South Zone | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2022-05-05 | Acute, Severe Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology in Children | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2022-05-04 | Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2021-07-22 | Public Health Reporting of Animal Exposures | More Public Health Topics |
2021-07-21 | Adverse Events following Immunization and Vaccines for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and COVID-19 Vaccine | Immunization Information |
2020-06-30 | PUI Letter: Caring for Yourself at Home | Emerging Public Health Issue
Coronavirus, Wuhan, Novel, China, Respiratory, influenza, flu, covid-19, covid
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2020-03-12 | Update for COVID-19 | Emerging Public Health Issue
coronavirus, Wuhan, novel, China, respiratory, influenza, flu
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2020-01-16 | Communicable Disease Advisory: COVID-19 in Wuhan, China | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2019-11-04 | Rise in Infectious Syphilis Cases in South Zone | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2019-10-17 | Pertussis Outbreak Declared South Zone – West Geography Update #2 | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2019-10-10 | Pertussis Circulating in the South West | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2019-09-19 | Tick Information – For Clinicians | More Public Health Topics |
2019-09-04 | Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with E-cigarette Use: Surveillance and Notification | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2019-08-07 | Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis & Vaccine Updates | Immunization Information |
2019-04-29 | STI Testing Clarification | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2019-04-02 | Tuberculosis in South Zone | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2018-10-26 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Acute Flaccid Myelitis/Acute Flaccid Paralysis | Emerging Public Health Issues
CD Advisory
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2018-07-10 | High Risk Animal Exposures and Tick Surveillance | Emerging Public Health Issues
saliva, tissue, rabies, prophylaxis, bites, scratches, bat, skunk, fox, coyote
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2017-09-25 | Notifiable Disease Awareness | Emerging Public Health Issues |