Medical Advisories

These medical advisories were issued by Hamilton's Public Health Services in the past three months:

July

July 30, 2019: Rabies Vaccine and Immunoglobulib Shortages (PDF, 690 KB)
- Annual Reminder Duty to Report to Public Health Services (PDF, 195 KB)
- Mandatory Reporting Form Possible Rabies Exposure Report (PDF, 52 KB)
July 23, 2019: Updated Guidelines for Gonorrhea (PDF, 75 KB)
- Gonorrhea Treatment Quick Reference (PDF, 228 KB)
- Bacterial STI Testing: Quick Reference (PDF, 217 KB)
- Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (PDF, 505 KB)
July 9, 2019: Continued increased Pertussis Activity in Hamilton (PDF, 97 KB)

May 21, 2019: Increase in HIV and Invasive Group A Strep in People Who Inject Drugs (PDF, 183 KB)
May 17, 2019: Cases of Extensively Drug Resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (PDF, 65 KB)

March 27, 2019: Public Health Services Scheduled Phone & Fax Outage (PDF, 26 KB)
March 26, 2019: Continued Shortage of Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment (PDF, 926 KB)

February 12, 2019: Reportable Disease Notifications During Inclement Weather Closure (PDF, 48.35 KB)
- Reportable Disease Poster (PDF, 133 KB)

If you looking for previous medical advisories, contact us:
Email: surveillance@hamilton.ca.