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Acinetobacter spp.

Canadian recommendations for laboratory interpretation of multiple or extensive drug resistance in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Andes virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

For health professionals: Hantavirus infection

Avian influenza A virus

Canadian Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Planning Guidance for the Health Sector

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza

For health professionals: Avian influenza (H5N1)

For health professionals: Avian influenza A(H7N9)

Protocol for Microbiological Investigations of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI)

Bacillus anthracis

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Anthrax

Bordetella pertussis

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Pertussis

For Health Professionals: Pertussis (whooping cough)

Borrelia afzelii

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Lyme Disease

For health professionals: Lyme disease

The laboratory diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis: Guidelines from the Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network

Borrelia burgdorferi

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Lyme Disease

For health professionals: Lyme disease

The laboratory diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis: Guidelines from the Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Lyme Disease

For health professionals: Lyme disease

The laboratory diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis: Guidelines from the Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network

Borrelia garinii

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Lyme Disease

For health professionals: Lyme disease

The laboratory diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis: Guidelines from the Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network

Borrelia mayonii

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Lyme Disease

For health professionals: Lyme disease

The laboratory diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis: Guidelines from the Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network

Brucella spp.

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Brucellosis

Campylobacter spp.

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Campylobacteriosis

Chapare virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV)

For health professionals: Chikungunya

Chlamydia trachomatis - Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)

Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis Infection)

Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in Canada: Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment and Protocol for National Enhanced Surveillance

Chlamydia trachomatis - Non lymphogranuloma venereum (Non LGV)

Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis Infection)

Clostridium botulinum

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Botulism

Clostridium difficile

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Diphtheria

For Health Professionals: Diphtheria

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Diphtheria

For Health Professionals: Diphtheria

Corynebacterium spp.

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Diphtheria

For Health Professionals: Diphtheria

Corynebacterium ulcerans

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Diphtheria

For Health Professionals: Diphtheria

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) - sporadic, genetic and variant forms

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Classic and Variant

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

Dengue virus

Health Professionals: Dengue fever

Disease-associated, misfolded isoform (PrPd) of the host prion protein (PrP)

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Classic and Variant

Ebola virus

Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

For health professionals: Ebola virus disease

Enteroviruses

For health professionals: non-polio enterovirus infections

Escherichia coli

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli Infection

For health professionals: E. coli (Escherichia coli) infection

Escherichia coli O157:H7

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli Infection

For health professionals: E. coli (Escherichia coli) infection

Escherichia coli O157/ VTEC

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli Infection

For health professionals: E. coli (Escherichia coli) infection

Francisella tularensis

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Tularemia

Gram negative organisms

Canadian recommendations for laboratory interpretation of multiple or extensive drug resistance in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Guanarito virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

Haemophilus ducreyi

Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections

Haemophilus influenzae

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Haemophilus influenza non-b, Invasive Disease

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Haemophilus influenza Serotype b, Invasive Disease

Health Professionals: Haemophilus influenzae disease

Hantaan virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

For health professionals: Hantavirus infection

Hepatitis A virus (HAV)

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B virus (HBV)

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C virus (HCV)

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Hepatitis C

For health professionals: Hepatitis C

Hepatitis Delta virus (HDV)

For health professionals: Hepatitis D

Hepatitis E virus (HEV)

For health professionals: Hepatitis E

Herpes Simplex virus (HSV)

Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Biosafety Directive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1)

Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

For health professionals: HIV and AIDS

Human Immunodeficiency Virus - HIV Screening and Testing Guide

Human Papilloma virus (HPV)

Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections

Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV)

Biosafety Directive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1)

Influenza A virus

Canadian Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Planning Guidance for the Health Sector

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza

For health professionals: Flu (influenza)

Protocol for Microbiological Investigations of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI)

Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) Case Definition

Influenza C virus

Canadian Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Planning Guidance for the Health Sector

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza

For health professionals: Flu (influenza)

Protocol for Microbiological Investigations of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI)

Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) Case Definition

Influenza virus

Canadian Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Planning Guidance for the Health Sector

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza

For health professionals: Avian influenza (H5N1)

For health professionals: Avian influenza A(H7N9)

For health professionals: Flu (influenza)

Protocol for Microbiological Investigations of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI)

Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) Case Definition

Japanese Encephalitis virus (JE)

For health professionals: Japanese encephalitis

Junin virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

Lassa virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

For health professionals: Lassa fever

Legionella pneumophila

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Legionellosis

Legionella spp.

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Legionellosis

Listeria monocytogenes

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Invasive Listeriosis

For health professionals: Listeriosis (Listeria)

Listeria spp.

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Invasive Listeriosis

For health professionals: Listeriosis (Listeria)

Machupo virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

Marburg virus

Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

Health Professionals: Marburg virus disease

Measles virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Measles

For health professionals: Measles

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)

For health professionals: Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)

National Case Definition:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)

National Surveillance Guidelines for Human Infection with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)

Protocol for Microbiological Investigations of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI)

Mumps virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Mumps

For Health Professionals: Mumps

Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Mumps Outbreaks in Canada

Mycobacterium spp.

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network (CPHLN) Device Testing Recommendations regarding Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Contamination in Heater-Cooler Units

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Leprosy

Interim laboratory testing guidance for the detection of non-tuberculous Mycobacterium(NTM) infections in post-operative patients exposed to heater-cooler units

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Tuberculosis

For health professionals: Tuberculosis (TB)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and non-tuberculous mycobacteria

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network (CPHLN) Device Testing Recommendations regarding Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Contamination in Heater-Cooler Units

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Leprosy

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Tuberculosis

For health professionals: Tuberculosis (TB)

Interim laboratory testing guidance for the detection of non-tuberculous Mycobacterium(NTM) infections in post-operative patients exposed to heater-cooler units

Mycoplasma genitalium

Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Gonorrhoea

Neisseria meningitidis

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Invasive Meningococcal Disease

For Health Professionals: Invasive Meningococcal Disease

Norovirus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Norovirus

Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

Poliovirus serotypes 1-3

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Acute Flaccid Paralysis

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Poliomyelitis

For Health Professionals: Poliomyelitis (Polio)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Canadian recommendations for laboratory interpretation of multiple or extensive drug resistance in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Puumula virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

For health professionals: Hantavirus infection

Rabies virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Rabies

Relapsing fever Borrelia

The laboratory diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis: Guidelines from the Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

Rubella virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Congenital Rubella Syndrome/Infection

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Rubella

For health professionals: Rubella

Sabia virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

Salmonella enterica, subspp. enterica

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Salmonellosis

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Typhoid

For health professionals: Salmonellosis (Salmonella)

Salmonella Enteritidis

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Salmonellosis

For health professionals: Salmonellosis (Salmonella)

Salmonella spp.

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Salmonellosis

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Typhoid

For health professionals: Salmonellosis (Salmonella)

Salmonella Typhimurium

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Salmonellosis

For health professionals: Salmonellosis (Salmonella)

Seoul virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

For health professionals: Hantavirus infection

Severe acute respiratory syndrome associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV)

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Protocol for Microbiological Investigations of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI)

Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) Case Definition

Shigella boydii

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Shigellosis

Shigella sonnei

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Shigellosis

Shigella spp.

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Shigellosis

Sin Nombre virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

For health professionals: Hantavirus infection

Stenotrophomonas maltophila

Interim recommendations for the reporting of extensively drug resistant and pan-drug resistant isolates of Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter spp. and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Streptococcus agalactiae

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Group B Streptococcal Disease of the Newborn

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

For Health Professionals: Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

Streptococcus pyogenes

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Invasive Group A Streptococcal

Tick-borne encephalitis virus

For health professionals: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)

Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum

Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory guidelines for congenital syphilis and syphilis screening in pregnant women in Canada

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory guidelines for the diagnosis of neurosyphilis in Canada

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory guidelines for the use of direct tests to detect syphilis in Canada

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory guidelines for the use of point-of-care tests for the diagnosis of syphilis in Canada

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory guidelines for the use of serological tests (excluding point-of-care tests) for the diagnosis of syphilis in Canada

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network national syphilis laboratory testing recommendations: INTRODUCTION

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Syphilis

Ureaplasma urealyticum

Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections

Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV)

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Varicella (Chickenpox)

Variola virus

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Smallpox

Various Gram Negative Enterobacteriaceae

Canadian recommendations for laboratory interpretation of multiple or extensive drug resistance in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Vibrio cholerae

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Cholera

Vibrio spp.

Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Cholera

West Nile virus (WNV)

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - West Nile Virus

For health professionals: West Nile virus

Yellow Fever virus (YF)

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Yellow Fever

Yersinia pestis

Case Definitions for Communicable Diseases under National Surveillance - 2009 - Plague

Zika virus

For health professionals: Zika virus

Laboratory Testing Recommendations for Zika Virus

Recommendations on the Prevention and Treatment of Zika Virus for Canadian health care professionals