This information is intended for health care professionals.
Public Health has a mandate to reduce the burden of infectious diseases of public health significance.
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- investigate all reports of confirmed and suspected cases of reportable diseases in the community and within institutions such as
- schools
- licensed daycares
- hospitals
- long-term care homes
- retirement homes
- report cases to the Ministry of Health and Public Health Ontario for ongoing surveillance and identification of outbreaks
- inspect institutions, premises and facilities where cases or disease transmission is suspected
- manage cases and contacts, which includes providing:
- recommendations to physicians about treatment and chemoprophylaxis
- advice on required testing and specimen sample submission
- recommendations about infection prevention and control measures
- advice on immunization or immune-globulin to cases and contacts
- counselling for cases and contacts about disease prevention