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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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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2018-03-29 | Zika Virus (ZIKV) Interim Guidance – Updated | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2017-02-19 | Zika Virus (ZIKV) Interim Guidance – Update | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2017-01-28 | Zika Virus – Interim Guidance for Travelers | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2016-07-28 | Confirmed listeriosis cases in Alberta | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2016-07-26 | Update on Benzathine Penicillin G shortage and STI outbreak in Alberta | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2016-05-02 | National Shortage of Benzathine Penicillin G | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2016-02-19 | Zika Virus (ZIKV) Interim Guidance – Update | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2016-01-28 | Zika Virus – Interim Guidance for Travelers | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2016-01-25 | Alert concerning rise of Infectious Syphilis and Gonorrhea in Alberta | Emerging Public Health Issues |
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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2020-09-28 | Advance Prescriptions for Antiviral Medication During Influenza Outbreaks | Vaccine Preventable Diseases
flu
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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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2020-03-12 | Update for COVID-19 | Emerging Public Health Issue
coronavirus, Wuhan, novel, respiratory, influenza, flu
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2020-01-17 | Communicable Disease Advisory – COVID-19 in Wuhan, China | Emerging Public Health Issue |
2019-12-23 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Influenza | Emerging Public Health Issue |
2019-11-27 | Continued Syphilis Outbreak | Emerging Public Health Issue
congenital, STI
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2019-09-19 | Tick Information – For Clinicians | More Public Health Topics |
2019-09-05 | Vaping Pulmonary Disease Associated with E-cigarette Use | Notifiable Disease
severe pulmonary illness; severe lung disease
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2019-08-12 | Advance Prescriptions of Antiviral Prophylaxis and Influenza Outbreaks | Vaccine Preventable Diseases
flu; influenza; supportive living; assisted living
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2019-08-09 | Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis Increasing Demand | More Public Health Topics
animal bites, RPEP, RIG
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2019-07-19 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Mumps | Emerging Public Health Issue
MMR
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2019-07-03 | Streamlining Animal Bite / Exposure Reporting to Public Health | More Public Health Topics
Rabies
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2019-03-07 | Domtar Update 2019-03 | Emerging Public Health Issues
Cancer
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2019-02-08 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Measles Alert - Washington State, United States | Vaccine Preventable Diseases
CD
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2018-10-26 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Acute Flaccid Myelitis/Acute Flaccid Paralysis | Emerging Public Health Issue |
2018-03-16 | Contaminated land parcels update | More Public Health Issues |
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 |
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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2020-03-12 | Update for COVID-19 | Emerging Public Health Issue
coronavirus, respiratory, influenza, flu
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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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2019-09-19 | Tick Information – For Clinicians | More Public Health Topics |
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 |
2017-11-23 | Pertussis Immunization Recommendations for Pregnant Women in Central Zone | Immunization Information |
2017-09-19 | 2017 - 2018 CZ Influenza Immunization Program | Immunization Information |
2017-09-13 | Antiviral Prophylaxis and Influenza Outbreaks | Vaccine Preventable Diseases |
2017-05-26 | Use of dTap and Td Vaccines in Wound Management | Immunization Information |
2017-03-09 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Mumps Update | Vaccine Preventable Diseases
CD
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2016-11-17 | Pertussis Immunization in Pregnancy | Immunization Information |
2016-10-31 | Change to Central Zone Pertussis Immunization Recommendations for Pregnant Women | Immunization Information |
2016-09-23 | Respiratory Virus Update | Emerging Public Health Issues
CD; Communicable Disease; SARI; Severe Acute Respiratory Infection
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2016-09-21 | Antiviral Prophylaxis and Influenza Outbreaks | Vaccine Preventable Diseases |
2016-08-26 | NETCARE, HPV9 and INFANRIX-HEXA, Memorandum MOH Central Zone | Immunization Information |
2016-08-09 | Zika Virus (ZIKV) Interim Guidance – Update | Emerging Public Health Issues
CD; Communicable Disease
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2016-06-03 | Family Physician notification of PHN contacts in Central Zone | More Public Health Topics |
2016-2-03 | Pertussis Outbreak declared over in Central Zone | Vaccine Preventable Diseases |
2016-01-27 | Travel Related Illness | Emerging Public Health Issues
CD; Communicable Disease
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2015-12-21 | Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) - Update | Emerging Public Health Issues
CD; Communicable Disease
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2015-11=02 | HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Medication Change | More Public Health Topics |
2015-09-30 | Antiviral Prophylaxis and Influenza Outbreaks | Vaccine-Preventable Diseases |
2015-09-17 | MERS-CoV Update | Emerging Public Health Issues
CD; Communicable Disease; SARI; Severe Acute Respiratory Infection
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2015-08-27 | C. difficile Infection Toolkit | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2015-07-31 | Lyme Disease | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2015-05-27 | World No Tobacco Day 2015 | More Public Health Topics |
2015-05-28 | Rotavirus Vaccine Added to Alberta Childhood Routine Immunization Program – Request to Report Intussusception | Immunization Information |
2015-03-31 | Occupational Blood and Body Fluid Exposures | More Public Health Topics
BBFE
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2014-11-10 | Antimicrobial Resistance: Clinical Tools | More Public Health Topics |
2014-11-04 | Expanded Indications for Pneumococcal Conjugate 13 and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide 23 Vaccines | Immunization Information |
2014-07-30 | Suspected Infections and Adverse Effects Related to Personal Service Procedures | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2014-06-12 | Measles Outbreak Over in Central Zone | Vaccine Preventable Diseases
CD; Communicable Disease
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2014-04-21 | Measles Package for Physicians | Vaccine Preventable Diseases
CD; Communicable Disease
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2014-02-05 | Enhanced Detection of Gastroenteritis Viruses | More Public Health Topics |
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 |
Date Issued | Title | Topic |
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2022-05-05 | Acute, Severe Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology in Children | Emerging Public Health Issue |
2020-06-30 | Streamlining Animal Bite / Exposure Reporting to Public Health | More Public Health Topics
rabies
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2020-06-30 | PUI Letter: Caring for Yourself at Home | Emerging Public Health Issue
coronavirus, novel, respiratory, influenza, flu, covid-19, covid
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2020-03-12 | Update for COVID-19 | Emerging Public Health Issue
coronavirus, respiratory, influenza, flu
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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 |
2018-10-29 | Acute Flaccid Myelitis/Acute Flaccid Paralysis | Emerging Public Health Issue |
2018-06-07 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Measles Alert | Emerging Public Health Issue
CD, fever, cough, rash, transmission, blood, urine, NP Swab, vaccine
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2018-04-17 | Immunization Program Update | Immunization Information
Vaccine
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2017-07-25 | Communicable Disease Advisory: West Nile Virus | Emerging Public Health Issues
CD
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2017-02-17 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Mumps | Vaccine Preventable Diseases
CD
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2016-09-23 | Respiratory Virus Update | Emerging Public Health Issues
CD; Communicable Disease; SARI; Severe Acute Respiratory Infection
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2016-08-30 | NETCARE, HPV9 and INFANRIX-HEXA | Physician Tools |
2016-08-09 | Zika Virus (ZIKV) Interim Guidance – Update | Emerging Public Health Issues
CD; Communicable Disease
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2015-09-17 | MERS-CoV Update | Emerging Public Health Issues
CD; Communicable Disease; SARI; Severe Acute Respiratory Infection
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2015-08-14 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Vibrio parahaemolyticus Outbreak | Emerging Public Health Issues |
2015-06-11 | Severe Acute Respiratory Infection, including MERS-CoV | Emerging Public Health Issues
CD; Communicable Disease; SARI
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2015-05-27 | Rotavirus Vaccine for Infants | Immunization Information |
2015-02-18 | Communicable Disease Advisory: Measles Alert | Emerging Public Health Issues
CD
|
Date Issued | Title | Topic |
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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 |