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Alberta Blood-borne Pathogens Surveillance Report 2003
Creator: Alberta Health and Wellness
Geography: North America, Canada, Alberta
Categories: Infectious Diseases, STI/HIV/AIDS
Tags: blood-borne pathogens, hepatitis, hepatitis
Date: 2003
URL: http://www.health.alberta.ca/documents/BBP-Surveillance-2003.pdf
Annotation:
PDF, report = 72 pages, appendices = 41 pages.
“This report contains data on selected blood-borne pathogen infections in Alberta. Pathogens studied include HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), HCV (hepatitis C virus), and HBV (hepatitis B virus; we report only acute HBV infections with the exception of HBV prenatal screening data, which include both acute and chronic cases). Measures are based on newly reported cases of infection per year, up to 2001.”