Communicable Disease Prevention & Management

The goal of Communicable Disease Prevention and Management is to prevent and decrease the spread of infectious diseases. A team of Medical Officers of Health, Communicable Disease Coordinators, Public Health Nurses, Public Health Inspectors and Epidemiologists work together to track, prevent and manage communicable diseases.  We provide education and advice to individuals, families and groups on how to limit the spread of diseases.

Strategic Plan & Logic Model

Communicable Disease Strategic Plan

Communicable Disease Logic Model

Statistical Reports

The Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases within the WRHA 2014-2019

Fact Sheets

Province of Manitoba Diseases & Conditions Fact Sheets

Cover your Cough Fact Sheet   Arabic   English   French

Handwashing Fact Sheet  Arabic   English   French

Resources

Public Health Agency of Canada

Canadian Pediatric Society

Caring for Kids – Health Conditions, Treatments, and Fact Sheets

Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning (NEW)

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Manitoba Health – Environmental Health

CDC – Atlanta

Service Delivery Standards

Weekend and After-hours CD and Immunization Procedure Manual

Appendix A: How to Update PHIMs account for vaccines administered at 490 Hargrave

Public Health Investigation Resources

CD Investigation Checklist for PHN

Communicable Disease Management Protocols (Manitoba)

Regional and FNIHB Contact List (April 2025)

Nunavut Regional CDC Contact List (Updated June 2024)

Training & Support Tools

Unable to Reach Regarding an Urgent Health Matter Letter

Alternative Isolation Accommodations (AIA), including non-COVID referrals- NEW/Updated

• Alternative Isolation Accommodations – Shared Health (sharedhealthmb.ca)
• AIA Expanded Criteria Memo

General Communicable Disease Form

This form is to be used as a guide for documentation into PHIMS. Additional supplementary resources to guide investigations may be found below.

• General Communicable Disease Form

Outbreak Management in Assisted Living Residences

• Regional Management Guideline
• Public Health Response Checklist (Updated May 4, 2022)
• Assisted Living Residence Outbreak Assessment Tool
• Gastrointestinal Case List
• Respiratory Case List (Updated April 20, 2022)
• Outbreak Report Template
• Management of Outbreaks in Assisted Living Residences (Updated April 27, 2022)

PHIMS Resources

Regional Resources:

• Regional Guidelines for General CD QA – CD Unit (Updated)
• Regional Guidelines for General CD QA – Community Area (Updated)
• Interventions for Workload Management (Updated)
• PHIMS Stillbirth Process (NEW)
• PHIMS General CD Workflow (Updated)
• Regional PHIMS Client Files Merge Request & Overlay of Client Records Process

Education/Training:

• PHIMS Workflows & QRCs
• Reference Docs & Videos

Disease Specific Information

General Communicable Diseases

Ebola

• Ebola Contact Assessment Tool (fillable form)
• Ebola Contact Investigation Tool – Calendar of Activities
• Ebola Contact Tracking Tool
• Ebola Fact Sheet: English Version / French Version
• Ebola Screening Tool for Public Health Nurses
• Ebola Temperature Monitoring Form
• MB Health Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Public Health Contact Management Interim Guidelines
• Operational Guidelines for PH Follow-Up of Ebola
• Weekend / Stat Holiday PHN Check list for Travelers from EDV affected Countries

Invasive Group A Streptococcal

• Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease Case Investigation Tool (NEW February 2024)

Emerging Communicable Diseases:

Avian Influenza

• Avian Influenza-  Interim Public Health Guidelines
• Letters for contacts of Avian Influenza
• Avian Influenza Resources

Acute Severe Hepatitis (non A-E) of Unknown Origin in Children

• Public Health Investigation Process for Acute, Severe Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children
• Acute Hepatitis (non A-E) Case Report Form
• Acute Hepatitis (non A-E) Resources

• Mpox – Manitoba Health (Resources for Health Care Providers)
• Mpox (Orthopoxvirus) Protocol
• Mpox Case Investigation Form
• Mpox Contact Investigation Form
• Mpox Immunization Resources
  • Mpox vaccine ordering process (New Dec 2024)
  • Mpox (Imvamune) Vaccine Quick Reference Guide
  • Imvamune Product Monograph (Smallpox and mpox Vaccine)
  • Imvamune vaccine: Storage temperatures, shelf life, shipment, supportive temperature excursion information
  • Instruction for flipping off cap for Imvamune (New August 10, 2022)

Enteric Diseases:

Ecoli (VTEC)

• VTEC (Shiga toxin-producing) E.coli Food Recall Questionnaire

Hepatitis A

• Hepatitis A Questionnaire (* Do not fax to MB Health)
• Refer to the Provincial Population & Public Health Guideline: PHN Administration of Intramuscular Immunoglobulin (Ig) document link listed under Vaccine Preventable Diseases.

Listeria

• Listeria Questionnaire (* Do not fax to MB Health)

Salmonella

• Salmonella Questionnaire

Enteric Illness Resources:

• Provincial PPH SOP – Public Health Inspector Referral (NEW Nov 21, 2024)
• Public Health Inspector Referral Form (NEW Nov 8, 2024)

Enteric Illness Outbreak Resources

• MB Health Enteric Illness Protocol
• Food Borne Illness Investigation Form – Single Incident
• WRHA Foodborne Illness investigation Form for Common Event / Gathering

Non-reportable Diseases:

Bed Bug Resources

• Bed Bugs- Manitoba Health
  
  • Fact Sheets in multiple languages

Head Lice

• Head Lice Resource Manual

Sexually-Transmitted and Blood-Borne Pathogens:

Hepatitis B Resources

• Hepatitis B and C, HIV and Syphilis Investigation Form
• PHAC Primary Care Management of Hep B – Quick Reference

WRHA Practice Guidelines for Public Health Investigation and Management of Hepatitis B

• Hepatitis B (and STBBI Co-Infections) Operational Guidelines (Updated March 2025)
• Refer to the Provincial Population & Public Health Guideline: PHN Administration of Intramuscular Immunoglobulin (Ig) document link listed under Vaccine Preventable Diseases.
• Appendix 1 – Serologic Markers for Hepatitis B
• Appendix 2 – Hepatitis B and/or C HCP Worksheet
• Appendix 3a- Letter for Hepatitis B Contact-Notification
• Appendix 3b- Letter for Hepatitis B Contact (Updated March 2023)
• Appendix 4 – Administrative Procedure # 58
• Appendix 4a – Return fax Sheet – File Transfers
• Appendix 5 – Letter to HCP (contacts)
• Appendix 5a – Sample CPL requisition

Hepatitis C Resources

• Hepatitis B and C, HIV and Syphilis Investigation Form
• Hepatitis C | CATIE – Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information

WRHA Practice Guidelines for Public Health Investigation and Management of Hepatitis C

• Appendix A – Hepatitis C Prenatal Letter
• Appendix B – Hepatitis C Prenatal Viral Clearance Letter
• Appendix C – Hepatitis C Case Investigations Closure Checklist 
• Appendix E – HCP Letter for Previous Disease
• Appendix F – Hepatitis B and/or C HCP Worksheet
• Mount Carmel Clinic Hepatitis C Referral Form

Vaccine Preventable Diseases:

Vaccine Preventable Investigation Form

Provincial PPH Guideline: Public Health Nurse Administration of Intramuscular Immunoglobulin (Ig) (NEW October 2024)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) SARS-CoV-2:

• Coronavirus Disease Case Form
• Coronavirus Disease Contact Form

Shared Health Resources:

• COVID-19 Resources for WRHA Staff and Health Care Professionals 
• Shared Health Provincial COVID-19 resources for health-care providers and staff 
• COVID-19 Provincial Guidance and Screening Tool for Management of Home Visits

Clinical Resources:

• PHN COVID-19 Guidance Document (Updated April 27, 2022)

Manitoba Education & Early Childhood Learning / Manitoba Health

• Public Health Respiratory Guidance Letter  (September 2023)

PHIMS Resources

• PHIMS Screenshots Outbreaks (October 20, 2020)

Invasive Haemophilus Influenzae Disease

• Invasive Haemophilus Influenzae (IHD) Chemoprophylaxis Contact List (NEW Nov 2024)

Measles Resources

• Measles Cases Confirmed in Manitoba – HCP memo (Feb 4, 2025)
• Measles Contact Investigation Management Tool (Updated Feb 4, 2025)
• Information For PHNs About Measles Inquiries (NEW Feb 4, 2025)
• Measles Fact Sheet
• Unable to locate (DSV) Measles Contact Letter
• Refer to the Provincial Population & Public Health Guideline: PHN Administration of Intramuscular Immunoglobulin (Ig) document link listed under Vaccine Preventable Diseases.
• Administration of Immune Globulin by Intramuscular Injection, Quick Reference Guide

• Immune Globulin- Gama STAN Product Monograph 
• Immune Globulin Information Sheet for Prevention of Measles

Meningococcal Resources

• WRHA Meningococcal Invasive Disease Operational Guidelines
• Appendix A Case History and Contact List for Individual and Group
• Appendix B Chemoprophylaxis Contact List (Updated Jan 2025)

Mumps Resources

• Mumps Outbreak PHN Investigation Tip Sheet
• Mumps Case Reporting Form
• Mumps Contact Letter   English | French

Pertussis Resources

• Protect your baby from Whooping Cough {Pertussis}

Vector-borne and Other Zoonotic Diseases

• Tick-Borne Disease Clinical Case Reporting Form

Possible Rabies Exposure Resources

• Animal Bite/ Exposure Clinical Practice Guidelines for Public Health Nurses 2017
• Roles and Responsibilities for Rabies Post Exposure Follow-up
• Refer to the Provincial Population & Public Health Guideline: PHN Administration of Intramuscular Immunoglobulin (Ig) document link listed under Vaccine Preventable Diseases.
• Preparation of RABAVERT Information and Video
• Preparation of IMOVAX Information
• Letter #1- Bitten by known pet English /  French
• Letter #2- Unable to Contact English / French
• Letter #3- Low risk, to observe English / French
• Letter #4- Low risk, unable to locate English / French

West Nile Virus

• West Nile Virus 

Zika Virus

• Zika Virus Reporting Form