Bureau of Infectious Diseases

Canada's Bureau of Infectious Diseases is responsible for surveillance for and research on infectious diseases directed at identification and quantification of risks; assessment of proposed prevention strategies; evaluation of existing surveillance, prevention and control activities; and the creation of knowledge useful for public health policy. Coordination of a network of scientific experts, public health officials and advisory committees/working groups to develop guidelines/recommendations for selected topics and to investigate diseases of provincial and/or national importance.