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Communicable Diseases
and Immunization
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Food and water borne diseases
Salmonella, Giardia and Campylobacter continue to be the most frequently reported
types of food and water-borne diseases in Leeds Grenville and Lanark (LGL)
Sexually transmitted diseases
Chlamydia continues to account for the vast majority of identified sexually
transmitted diseases in LGL
Influenza
There were 29 cases of influenza reported in 2003.
Influenza vaccine coverage was surveyed of residents 12 and over in the Canadian
Community Health Survey. 38.5% of LGL residents reported having had a vaccine within
the last year, females more commonly than males (fig1_immune).
In the 2003-04 flu season, vaccine coverage of long term care and retirement
facilities in LGL was 95% for residents, and 91% for staff.
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