Infectious diseases

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Prevent infection

Learn about best practices, guidance and resources to prevent the spread of infection in clinical offices and other health care settings.

Infection prevention and control

Animal bites and rabies

Reporting, rabies vaccine requests and post-exposure prophylaxis

Designated officers

Reporting exposures, roles and the Mandatory Blood Testing Act

Diseases of public health significance

Reportable diseases and reporting timeframes under Ontario Regulation 135/18

Lyme disease

Reporting, clinical assessment, testing and treatment

Tuberculosis

Reporting, skin testing, free medication and the TB-UP program

Related information

Health care facility outbreaks

Find outbreak statuses at health care facilities in Niagara.

Infection control lapse investigations

Learn about ongoing investigations of infection prevention and control lapse at an establishment or practice.