COVID-19 Surveillance Objectives
- This document identifies the two most important objectives of COVID-19 surveillance, which are identifying cases and outbreaks, and understanding the epidemiologic features of COVID-19.
- This report highlights the surveillance case definitions for identifying SARS-CoV-2 in order to have a standardized method of classification and reporting to the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Citation
Canada. Public Health Agency of Canada. National case definition: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Government of Canada, 2023. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/health-professionals/national-case-definition.html
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Health Care
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Department Report