February 11, 2011 - Volume 4 - Issue 6

Infectious Diseases News Brief

• Stemming the spread of STDs - Sexual health clinic expanded to handle the rising number of cases of infection
• Risk Factors for Cryptococcus gattii Infection, British Columbia, Canada

FluWatch

• January 30 to February 5, 2011 (Week 05)
  Several regions across the country continue to report localized influenza activity. The percentage of positive influenza detections overall increased slightly in week 05, due to an increase in influenza detections in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces. Other indicators of influenza activity remained similar to the previous week.