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Ministry of Health
Appendix 1: Case Definitions and Disease-specific information [MOH Sep 2023]
Ontario Science Table
Update on COVID-19 Projections Science Advisory and Modelling Consensus Tables [Apr 14 2022]
Update on COVID-19 Projections – ADDITIONAL MODELLING ON BOOSTER DOSES – Science Advisory and Modelling Consensus Tables -Feb 8 2022]
Update on COVID-19 Projections Science Advisory and Modelling Consensus Tables [Feb 1 2022]
Update on COVID-19 Projections Science Advisory and Modelling Consensus Tables [Dec 16 2021]
Update on COVID-19 Projections Science Advisory and Modelling Consensus Tables [Dec 7 2021]
Public Health Agency of Canada
COVID-19 daily epidemiology update [PHAC, updated daily at 9:00 am]
COVID-19 wastewater surveillance dashboard
Update on COVID-19 in Canada: Epidemiology and Preparedness [Apr 1 2022]
Mathematical modelling and COVID-19 [PHAC]
archive of all modeling reports presented by PHAC
Interim national surveillance guidelines for human infection with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) [Updated Mar 2021]
Evidence Brief on SARS-COV-2 Contact Tracing [Feb 10, 2021]
Public Health Ontario
DAILY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY COVID-19 in Ontario: January 15, 2020 to current
WEEKLY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY COVID-19 Cases with Severe Outcomes
Archive of COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Summaries [PHO]
Best Practices for Prevention, Surveillance and Infection Control Management of Novel Respiratory Infections in All Health Care Settings [PIDAC 1st revision Feb 2020]
COVID-19 PHO Serology and Serosurveillance Presentation
ENHANCED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY COVID-19 in Children, Education and Child Care Settings: Focus on December 26, 2021 to January 8, 2022 [Jan 10 2022]
ENHANCED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Homes: Focus on May 22, 2022 to June 4, 2022
ENHANCED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY Early Dynamics of Omicron in Ontario, November 1 to December 23, 2021 [Jan 1 2022]
ENHANCED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY Neighbourhood COVID-19 Incidence and Vaccination Rates, October 17, 2021 to December 4, 2021 [Jan 14 2022]
ENHANCED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY Severe Outcomes among Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Following Vaccination in Ontario: December 14, 2020 to current
ENHANCED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY The Impact of COVID-19 Booster Vaccination on Hospitalizations during Omicron: December 15, 2021 to March 27, 2022 (Apr 2022)
FOCUS ON Backward Contact Tracing [May 2021]
FOCUS ON Risk Assessment Approach for COVID-19 Contact Tracing [V 2 Apr 2021]
QUICK EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY Hospitalizations and deaths among COVID-19 cases in Ontario: Waves 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 [May 2022]
QUICK EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY School Outbreak-Associated COVID-19 Cases in Ontario by Vaccination Status and Vaccination Age-Eligibility: July 4, 2021 to November 6, 2021 [Dec 14 2021]
SURVEILLANCE REPORT Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFIs) for COVID-19 in Ontario: December 13, 2020 to current
SURVEILLANCE REPORT COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Ontario: December 14, 2020 to August 1, 2022
WEEKLY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance in Ontario (most current edition)
Other
Alberta Health Services. COVID-19 Advisory Group. Are there populations of asymptomatic individuals (e.g., population sampling; congregate living including LTC, vulnerable populations; patients being hospitalized, those associated with outbreaks, HCWs)
Mathematical modelling of COVID-19 transmission and mitigation strategies in the population of Ontario, Canada [CMAJ Apr 8 2020]
CCDR. Modelling scenarios of the epidemic of COVID-19 in Canada (Jun 4)
Detailed preliminary data on confirmed cases of COVID-19, January 15, 2020 to October 3, 2021 (revised data) [StatsCan Oct 8 2021]
Excess All-Cause Mortality During the COVID-19 Epidemic in Canada [RSC Jun 2021]
What is the epidemiology of the Omicron variant and its impact on health care? [Saskatchewan Health Authority Dec 22 2021]
Statistics Canada. Willingness of Canadians to use a contact tracing application (Jul 31)
INTERNATIONAL
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Contact Tracer’s Interview Tool - Notifying People About an Exposure to COVID-19 [CDC]
Estimated COVID-19 Burden [Updated Nov 16 2021]
Notification of Exposure. A Contact Tracer's Guide for COVID-19 [CDC]
Severity of Disease Among Adults Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Before and During the Period of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Predominance — COVID-NET, 14 States, January–August 2021 MMWR Oct 29 2021]
European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC)
Mobile applications in support of contact tracing for COVID-19 - A guidance for EU EEA Member States (Jun 10)
Contact tracing for COVID-19: current evidence, options for scale-up and an assessment of resources needed (Apr 20)
Infographic: COVID-19 contact tracing
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern as of 9 June 2022 [ECDC]
Strategies for the surveillance of COVID-19 (Apr 9)
Public Health England
Guidance: Epidemiology, virology and clinical features [UK Health Security Oct 6 2021]
World Health Organization
Scientific Brief: Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: implications for infection prevention precautions [Jul 9 2020]
Public health surveillance for COVID-19: interim guidance [Feb 14 2022]
Digital tools for COVID-19 contact tracing (Jun 2)
Global surveillance for COVID-19 caused by human infection with COVID-19 virus
Public health surveillance for COVID-19 (Aug 7)
Ethical considerations to guide the use of digital proximity tracking technologies for COVID-19 contact tracing (May 28, 2020)
Contact tracing in the context of COVID-19 (Interim Guidance May 10)
Surveillance strategies for COVID-19 human infection (Interim guidance May 10)
The First Few X (FFX) Cases and contact investigation protocol for 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection
Considerations in the investigation of cases and clusters of COVID-19 (Apr 2)
Management of ill travellers at Points of Entry (international airports, seaports, and ground crossings) in the context of COVID-19 (Mar 19)
Management of a suspected case of COVID-19 (Apr 27)
Operational considerations for case management of COVID-19 in health facility and community (Mar 19, 2020)
“Immunity passports” in the context of COVID-19 (Apr 24)
Other
John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. A National Plan to Enable Comprehensive COVID-19 Case Finding and Contact Tracing in the US (April 2020)
Contact tracing for potential exposure to SARS-CoV-2 Virus: Guidelines. [CADTH May 2020].
UNICEF. Digital contact tracing and surveillance during COVID-19. General and child-specific ethical issues
Making Contact: A Training for COVID-19 Case Investigators and Contact Tracers [ASTHO]
GAO. COVID-19 Modeling
GAO. Contact tracing apps (Jul 2020)
GAO. Herd immunity for COVID-19 (Jul 2020)
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