Public Health Agency of Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada information Guides:

1. *NEW* Psychosocial fact sheets on how to cope with H1N1 for caregivers, children, teens, and individuals and families (English and French)
2. Guidance for expanded use of oseltamivir (Tamiflue®) i children under one year of age in the context of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (updated: December 22, 2009) (English and French)
3. Guidance: Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Occupational Heallth Management for all Health Care Settings (English and French)
4. Interim Guidance for Laboratory Testing for Detection and Characterization of Pandemic H1N1 (2009) (English and French)
5. Guidance for Remote and Isolated (RI) Communities in the context of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak (English and French)
6. Public Health Guidance for the Prevention and Management of Influenza-like Illness (ILI) including the Pandemich (H!N!) 2009 Influenza Virus, Related to Communal Living Settings (English and French)
7. H1N1 Flu Vaccine: Recommended Dosages (English and French)
8. Recommended Disinfection Procedures for Conveyance (aircraft, passenger trains, ferries, buses and cruise ships) and Terminal (airports, cruise ships, bus, ferry and train) Operators and their Staff (English and French)
9. Gudance for the Preparedness and Management of Influena-Like Illness (ILI), Including Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, in Residential Facilities in remote and Isolated Communities (English and French)
10. Addendum-Guidance for Use of panvax (TM) H1N1 Vaccine (Unadjuvanted) (English and French)
11. Guidance: Infection prevention and control measures for Health Care Workers Providing Care or Service in the Home (English and French)
12. Mass Immunization Clinics in Remote and Isolated Communities (English and French)
13. Guidance for Clinical Management in Patients with Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI) in the context of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Remote and Isolated Communities (English and French)
14. News Release: Ottawa, ON October 26,2009 - H1N1 Flu Virus: Canada Works with Australia to Ensure Early Delivery of Vaccine for Pregnant Women (English and French)
15. “Pandemic H1N1: Fast Facts for Frontline Clinicians”, an H1N1 pandemic preparedness and response tool. (English and French)
16. Pregnant Women - H1N1 Vaccine Recommendations (English and French)
17. Technical recommendations for pH1N1 in Pregnancy (English and French)

Public Health Agency of Canada Advisory

Public Health Agency of Canada released the “Your H1N1 Preparedness Guide”. The Guide includes information about how to develop a pandemic plan (with a check list), symptoms and those at risk of developing complications, how to prevent the virus (protect and prevent), how to take care of someone who is sick with the virus, as well as additional resources for more information .

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Public Health Agency of Canada Advisory

H1N1 or Human Swine Influenza Advisory (sometimes called swine flu) is a strain of the influenza virus that usually affects pigs, but which may also make people sick. Human swine influenza is a respiratory illness that causes symptoms similar to those of the regular human seasonal flu.

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Public Health Agency of Canada

1) Interim Guidance: Prevention and managment of cases of influenza-like-illness (LIL) that may be due to
pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus on cruise ships. Click here for French .

2) Infectious Diease Outbreaks: Tools and strategies for front-line clinicians. Click here for French.