BH.01.NOV0619.C20 - 2019 Q3 Infectious and Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Programs Summary

To: Board of Health
Meeting Date: November 6, 2019
Report No.: BH.01.NOV0619.C20
Prepared By: Janice Walters, Manager, Control of Infectious Diseases;, Jessica Morris, Manager, Rabies Program; and, Shawn Zentner, Manager VBD Program.
Approved By: Christopher Beveridge, Director, Health Protection
Submitted By: Dr. Nicola J. Mercer, MD, MBA, MPH, FRCPC, Medical Officer of Health & CEO

Key Points

  • Health Protection programs conduct annual inspections and disease investigations.
  • Inspection reports are publicly available on the Check Before You Choose website.
  • All infection control lapse reports are publicly posted on the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) website.

Program Requirements

Compliance with OPHS and Accountability Indicators:

 ✓ In compliance

Program Indicators:

Infectious and Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Indicators

2019 Q1-Q3
Actuals

Comment

Infection Prevention and Control Programs

# of Reportable disease Investigated

Enteric: 291

Respiratory: 96

Vector borne: 35

Includes suspect, probable, physician diagnosed, lab-confirmed

# Public Health Advisories Issued

Physicians: 4

School/Child Care: 112

Community: 2

 

# Facility Outbreaks

Enteric: 15

Respiratory: 78

1 suspect

18/78 suspect

# of IPAC education presentation

# Reprocessing education workshops held

# of Reprocessing workshop Participants

18

3

 

109

 

# Personal Service Setting (PSS) Inspections

# Child Care Inspections

341 / 430

78 / 132

Inspected once per year

# PSS IPAC Complaint Inspections

# Health Care IPAC Complaint Inspections

# IHF IPAC Complaint Inspections

# Other IPAC Community Complaint Inspections

Total IPAC Complaint Inspections

# and type of IPAC lapse by sector

9

6

 

1

5

 

21

1

 

 

 

 

 

Physician office

Tuberculosis Program

# TB Clinics Held

# TB Clients

# New TB Prescriptions

# of New clients on medical surveillance

# clients Direct Observed Therapy

7

47

Active: 6 Latent 19

64

9

 

 

 

 

Vector Borne Disease Program    

# WNV positive mosquito pools

# catch basis treated

# standing water complaints

# ticks submitted

# Blacklegged ticks identified

# tick workshops held

0

25,761

8

300

117

4

Mosquito control programs have ended for this year
Rabies Program    

# of potential rabies exposures investigated / year

# of animals submitted for rabies testing

# of persons given rabies post-exposure treatment

# of low-cost rabies clinics delivered

#of animals vaccinated

703

 

72

 

98

 

3

240

 

Highlights

WDGPH continues to provide education, training and resources to regulated health professionals on infection control best practices and reprocessing requirements. 

The number of new Tuberculosis cases reported, to date, for 2019 is within the expected range. 

Rabies continues to be a disease of public health significance and success has been achieved by maintaining a low percentage of animal exposure victims who required post-exposure rabies prophylaxis, through risk assessment and consultations with healthcare professionals.

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