CCDR: Volume 52-4, April 2026: Language & the Web: Tools for Communication, Education & Health Equity

Table of contents

Advisory Committee Summary

Summary of approach to inclusive language in vaccine guidance from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
A Howarth, M Tunis, C Jensen, S Pierre, F Crane, W Siu, R Harrison on behalf of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)

Summary of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) rapid response: Updated guidance on the use of Imvamune® for the prevention of mpox
J Montroy, M Salvadori, N Forbes, K Klein on behalf of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)

Epidemiologic Study

A descriptive analysis of multi-jurisdictional enteric illness messaging web analytics data, 2020–2022
V Patel, J McWhirter, M MacKay, L Cheng, M Phypers, A Papadopoulos, L Grant

Survey Report

Out-of-pocket costs for people with tuberculosis disease in Toronto, Canada: A web-based survey at two tuberculosis treatment centres, April 2023–April 2025
L Ramsay, E Ndukwe, E Rea, A Ackery, J McNamee, T Nguyen, M Hassan, N Yanga, A Daftary, K O’Brien, C Pease, Y Sahakyan, S Brode, B Sander

Impact of language concordant care on comprehension and adherence to infection prevention protocols among hospitalized patients: A multicentre survey
P Reason, A Rizvi, R Chawla, S Le-Abuyen, V Arulsundaram, H Nandwani, A Vaisman, JA Leis

Canadian nurses’ perspectives on challenges to antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care homes
A Varsaneux, K Qu, J Cila, G Brankston, K Puka, T Good, B Catt, S Reynolds, A Mounchili, D Gravel-Tropper

Advisory Committee Summary

The National Advisory Committee on Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (NAC-STBBI) Statement: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea screening recommendations for non-pregnant adults and adolescents
H Begum, D Basque, H Sullivan, M Haavaldsrud, J Gratrix, P Smycek, A-C Labbé, S Gadient, A Fleurant-Ceelen