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This report presents the notifiable diseases data for Canada which is tabulated on a monthly basis. Starting January 1, 2000, there were changes made to the list of diseases/conditions under national surveillance. New diseases have been added and some have been removed. The following are the new diseases that have been added:

• Acute Flaccid Paralysis
• Creutzfeld Jakob Disease (CJD)
• Cryptosporidiosis
• Cyclospora
• Group B Streptococcal Disease in Neonates
• Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
• Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease
• Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

The following diseases no longer warrant national surveillance (as of January 1, 2000):

• Amoebiasis
• Chancroid
• Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum
• Hepatitis Non-A, Non-B
• Listeriosis
• Meningitis, Other
• Meningitis, Viral
• Trichinosis

The category 'meningitis pneumococcal' has been replaced with 'invasive pneumococcal disease'. The category 'paratyphoid' has been removed: paratyphoid fever caused by Salmonella Paratyphi A, B and C will be reported under Salmonellosis.

More detailed age/sex data are available on request. Any questions about the information published in this report or requests for more information should be sent to:

Carole Scott
Notifiable Diseases Section
Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Public Health Agency of Canada
LCDC Building, P.L. 0603E1
Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0L2
(613) 957-0334
e-mail: Carole_Scott@phac-aspc.gc.ca