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. 2013 Oct 30;39(ACS-3):1-52.
doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v39i00a03.

GUIDELINES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF MEASLES OUTBREAKS IN CANADA: An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS) Measles and Rubella Elimination Working Group (MREWG)

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GUIDELINES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF MEASLES OUTBREAKS IN CANADA: An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS) Measles and Rubella Elimination Working Group (MREWG)

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Reported number of cases and incidence rates of measles in Canada, 1924 to 2011 NOTE: measles was not nationally notifiable between 1959 and 1968.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Reported number of cases and incidence rates of measles in Canada, 1998 to 2011
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Distribution of confirmed measles cases, by epidemiological week and province, Canada, 2011
APPENDIX D
APPENDIX D
NATIONAL MEASLES CASE REPORT FORM
APPENDIX E
APPENDIX E
SAMPLE MEASLES CASE INVESTIGATION FORM
APPENDIX E
APPENDIX E
SAMPLE MEASLES CASE INVESTIGATION FORM
APPENDIX E
APPENDIX E
SAMPLE MEASLES CASE INVESTIGATION FORM
Algorithm A
Algorithm A
Assessing healthcare workers’ susceptibility to measles
Algorithm B
Algorithm B
Management of healthcare workers who are close contacts of a case of measles
Algorithm C
Algorithm C
Management of patients who are close contacts of a case of measles
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX I
STAKEHOLDER MAP
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