Infectious Diseases

Reportable Diseases

Under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, diseases of public health significance must be reported to the Medical Officer of Health immediately or by the next working day. Diseases of public health significance can be reported by calling 1-866-747-4305 during business hours or 1-705-647-3033 after hours.

Communicable Diseases Notification Form

When reporting a disease of public health significance, please submit this form to our confidential fax, 1-705-647-5779. Reportable Communicable Disease Notification Form (PDF)

Hepatitis B/C Reporting Form (PDF) (Download for Fillable Form)

COVID-19

• COVID-19 self-assessment helps you determine if you need further care. Take this self-assessment if you have any symptoms of illness or tested positive for COFID-19. PDF) (Download for fillable form)

Rabies

• Animal Exposure Report to Timiskaming Health Unit (N-503-I) (PDF)
• Infectious diseases protocol 2023  (Ministry of Health)
• Reporting Requirements of Animal Bites (R-500-I) (PDF)
• Potential Rabies Exposure - Decision Making Tree (R-599-I) (PDF)
• Management of Potential Rabies Exposures Guideline, 2020 (Ministry of Health)
• Rabies Test (Public Health Ontario) Comprehensive instructions for specimen collection, special requirements, specimen handling, testing methods and turnaround times.

Outbreaks

• Patient Transfer form
• Control of Respiratory Infection Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Homes, 2018 (MHLTC)
• Case Definitions and Disease-Specific Information Disease: Respiratory Infection Outbreaks in Institutions and Public Hospitals(Ministry of Health) 
• Case Definitions and Disease-Specific Information Disease: Diseases caused by a novel coronavirus, including Coronavirus Disease 2019 COVID-19), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

Outbreak forms:

• Respiratory Outbreak Preliminary Report (N-402a-CDC) (PDF)
• External Line Listing
• Final Report of an Institutional Respiratory Infection Outbreak (N-403a-CDC) (PDF)

Communicable Disease and Infection Prevention and Control Resources

• The Infectious Disease Protocol, 2023 - Appendices for all reportable diseases
• Best Practices in IPAC (Public Health Ontario) Evidence-based guidance for infection prevention and control in all health care settings.
• Public Health Agency of Canada Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Health Care Workers in Acute Care and Long-term Care Settings
• Infection Prevention and Control in the Clinical Office - CPSO. IPAC for health care workers in physician offices, community health centres, clinics and other out-of-hospital premises.
• Centres for Disease Control Guide to infection prevention for outpatient settings 

Influenza Activity

• Ontario: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
• Canada: Public Health Agency of Canada Flu Watch
  

Tuberculosis

• Canadian Tuberculosis Standards
• BCG World Atlas - A Database of Global BCG Vaccination Policies and Practices
• TST / IGRA Interpreter 
• Tuberculosis Information for Health Care Providers (6th Edition), Lung Association of Ontario

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