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The following specified Reportable Disease, (Ontario Regulation 559/91 and
amendments under the
Health Protection and Promotion Act, 1990) is to be reported to
the Local Medical Office of Health.
Note: Diseases marked
and all respiratory infection outbreaks in institutions should be
reported
immediately to the Medical Officer of Health by telephone. Other diseases are to
be reported
the next working day.
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Surveillance Case Definition: Brucellosis
Confirmed case: Clinically compatible signs and symptoms with
a) a positive culture for a species of Brucella or
b} detection of Brucella antigen or
c} a four-fold or greater increase in titre to >1/80 by standard tube
agglutination or
equivalent against Brucella in specimens obtained 2 or more weeks apart
and studied
in the same laboratory. Or
d} a single high titre against Brucell >1/160 |
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