Ressources

Les ressources sont temporairement présentées en anglais

• Canadian immunization guide. (PDF: 4.4m) 7th ed.
  National Advisory Committee on Immunization
  Public Health Agency of Canada; 2006
  Presents information on the immunizing agents available in Canada and their use in the prevention of communicable diseases. Discusses recommendations on routine immunizations and answers queries from providers regarding immunization.
• Canadian Liver Foundation.
  Canadian Liver Foundation
  Describes the activities of the Canadian Liver Foundation, a national, charitable organization dedicated to liver health and to eliminating the over 100 foms of liver disease.
• Getting your shots (CPS).
  Canadian Paediatric Society; 2003
  Offers information on vaccines in Canada, written in plain language. Includes pamphlets on 5-in-1, measles, mumps and rubella, Diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis, hepatitis B, chickenpox, pneumococcal vaccine, and meningococcal vaccine.
• Hepatitis B vaccination and the risk of multiple sclerosis.
  Ascherio Alberto, Zhang Shumin M., Hernan Miguel A., Olek Michael J., Coplan Paul M., Brodovicz Kimberly, Walker Alexander M.
  - New England Journal of Medicine 2001;344(5):327-32.
  Massachusetts Medical Society
  » PubMed: 11172163
  Describes a study which investigated the association between hepatitis B vaccination and the development of multiple sclerosis.
• Hepatitis B: questions and answers: information about the disease and vaccines. (PDF: 78k)
  Immunization Action Coalition
  Answers general questions about the hepatitis A virus.
• Immunization safety review: hepatitis B vaccine and demyelinating neurological disorders. (PDF: 42k)
  Immunization Safety Review Committee
  Institute of Medicine; 2002
  Describes a publication which evaluated whether or not the hepatitis B vaccine can cause neurological disorders.
• Immunize your kids! (CCIAP). (PDF: 100k)
  Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion; 2009
  Describes how immunization works and lists recommended vaccinations for children. For best results print this brochure on letter-sized paper. (Choose File > Page Setup; under Orientation pick Landscape, and in the drop-down menu, under Paper pick Letter. Click OK and then print as usual.
• Publications : immunization (ON).
  Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  Provides links to fact sheets on immunization.
• A survey of key diseases. (PDF: 50k)
  Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion
  Gives an overview, history, and risks of getting diseases including diphtheria, whooping cough (pertussis), tetanus, polio, haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), measles, mumps, rubella, and hepatitis B.
• Trends of hepatitis B and hepatitis C mortality in Canada, 1979-1997. (PDF: 238k)
  Pohani Gina, Zou Shimian, Tepper Martin.
  - Canadian Journal of Public Health 2001;92(4):250-4.
  Canadian Public Health Association
  » PubMed: 11962107
  Analyzes mortality data from Statistics Canada to measure the temporal trends and burden of illness attributed to viral hepatitis in Canada.
• Unprotected people reports.
  Immunization Action Coalition
  Includes case reports, personal testimonies, newspaper and journal articles about people who have suffered or died from vaccine-preventable diseases.