Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR)

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases. Learn more about CCDR.

ISSN: 1481-8531

Latest issue: Volume 51-5, May 2025: Travel Health

Editorial

A Science Strategy for the Public Health Agency of Canada
S Viehbeck, K Girling, E Dunn

Epidemiologic Study

Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trends of select travel-acquired enteric illnesses in Canada
L Rusk, R Forrest, M Hamel

Enhanced screening for tuberculosis infection among immigrants in southern New Brunswick: A cross-sectional pilot study
IC Shamputa, DTK Nguyen, H Mackenzie, DJ Gaudet, A Harquail, K Barker, D Webster

Surveillance

Cutaneous larva migrans in Canadian travellers returning from the Caribbean: A 10-year surveillance analysis from CanTravNet
A Boggild, R Bierbrier, M Libman, C Yansouni, A McCarthy, J Hajek, W Ghesquiere, Y Mirzanejad, K Plewes, J Vincelette, S Kuhn, P Plourde, C Greenaway, K Kain, S Morris, S Barkati

Case Series

Acute histoplasmosis in four immunocompetent Canadian travellers to a cenote in Yucatán, Mexico
E MacBain, M Hawkes, D Goldfarb, J Hajek

Literature Review

Proposed approaches for public health surveillance: A literature review for the Canadian National HIV Surveillance Program
A Robert, W Martin, L Jonah, D Paquette, J Cox, LH Thompson

Infographic

Travel-related dengue, Zika and chikungunya in Canada, 2012–2023: Results from a feasibility pilot study on laboratory-based surveillance
Public Health Agency of Canada, BCCDC Public Health Laboratory, Alberta Health Services Laboratory Services, Public Health Ontario Laboratory

Retro 3: A feasibility pilot study for the development of a laboratory-based surveillance system for vector-borne diseases
Public Health Agency of Canada, BCCDC Public Health Laboratory, Alberta Health Services Laboratory Services, Public Health Ontario Laboratory

Challenges in Managing Gonorrhea and Prevention – April 2025

Challenges in Managing Gonorrhea and Prevention in Canada

Health Economics in Public Health –
February/March 2025

Health Economics in Public Health in Canada

Personal Protective Measures –
January 2025

Personal Protective Measures in Canada