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Medical Advisories
These medical advisories were issued by Hamilton's Public Health Services in the past three months:
November
- November 20, 2020: Benzathine Penicillin G L-A (Bicillin® L-A) shortage (PDF, 39 KB)
September
- September 18, 2020: E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Following Exposure to Valen’s Conservation Authority Beach Swimming Area (PDF, 33 KB)
June
- June 22, 2020: Reportable Disease Fax Issues (PDF, 21 KB)
May
- May 21, 2020: Rabies and Animal Exposure Fax Issue (PDF, 107 KB)
January
- January 27, 2020: Medical Advisory: Novel Coronavirus (PDF, 150 KB)
December
- December 12, 2019: Public Health Services Holiday Closure - Hours of Operation (PDF, 117 KB)
September
- September 26, 2019: Universal Influenza Immunization Program 2019-2020 (PDF, 173 KB)
August
- August 30, 2019: Rabies Immune Globulin (RabIg) – Sparing Guidelines for Ontario (PDF, 33 KB)
- Rabies Immune Globulin–Sparing Guidelines for Ontario Protocol (PDF, 153 KB)
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Rabies Immune Globulin-Sparing Measures MEMO (PDF, 114 KB)
July
- July 30, 2019: Rabies Vaccine and Immunoglobulib Shortages (PDF, 690 KB)
- Annual Reminder Duty to Report to Public Health Services (PDF, 195 KB)
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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)
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