Communicable Diseases

  • Prevent and control communicable diseases
  • Improve and protect the health and well-being of the population

Public Health nurses:

  • Follow up with persons with communicable diseases, inform them about preventive measures, and track people with whom they have been in contact;
  • Follow up with contacts of persons with communicable diseases and inform them about the required screening and treatments;
  • Consult and collaborate with physicians and other health care professionals;
  • Raise awareness, inform and advise persons or groups.

The Public Health Act and its regulations constitutes the legal basis for:

  • Reporting notifiable communicable diseases;
  • Investigation of these diseases;
  • Disease control.

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Infection Prevention and Control

The fight against communicable diseases includes:

  • Education and awareness on the prevention of infections and diseases;
  • Health awareness and promotion activities;
  • Control measures to reduce the risk of transmission of infections and diseases.

Every day, people come into contact with individuals who may have an infectious disease. Usually, infectious diseases spread from an infected person to a healthy one via:

  • Hands;
  • Objects;
  • Environmental surfaces;
  • Secretions (nasal secretions or droplets formed in a sneeze);
  • Excretions (urine, feces);
  • Body fluids (blood).

It is important to protect yourself with these simple and effective measures:

  • Wash your hands;
  • Hide your mouth in your arm when you cough or sneeze;
  • Get immunized.

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Notifiable Communicable Diseases

The Public Health Act and its regulations form the legal basis for:

  • Reporting notifiable communicable diseases;
  • Investigations;
  • Control efforts.

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Reporting forms for notifiable diseases and reportable events

Moncton
Public Health Region 1

Saint John
Public Health Region 2

Fredericton
Public Health Region 3

Edmundston
Public Health Region 4

Campbellton
Public Health Region 5

Bathurst
Public Health Region 6

Miramichi
Public Health Region 7

New Brunswick Regulation 2009 136 under the Public Health Act
(reporting contacts)

Communicable Disease Control

Communicable Disease Control (reporting requirements)

Diseases A-Z

Direct Contact and Emerging Diseases 

Respiratory Diseases

Food and Water Borne Diseases 

Animal and Insect-related Diseases 

Sexually transmitted and blood borne infections

A sexually transmitted infection (STI) is an infection that can be transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact (exchange of semen, vaginal fluids, blood or other body fluids).

A blood borne infection is transmitted through contact with infected blood.

To reduce the risks of contracting sexually transmitted and blood borne infections, it is advisable to:

  • Limit your number of sexual and drug use partners;
  • Know your sexual or drug use partners’ medical history (infections or communicable diseases);
  • Inform your sexual partners if you have a sexually transmitted or blood borne infection and make sure they are being tested and treated;
  • Have safe sex;
  • Never share drug use equipment with other partners;
  • Make sure that you have tattoo and body piercing done with sterile equipment;
  • Have regular medical check-ups;
  • Talk to a health care provider about the vaccines available to protect you against certain diseases (hepatitis and human papillomavirus);
  • Contact AIDS New Brunswick for information, support, and a disposable needle exchange program.

Anyone wishing to talk to a health care professional about sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBI) can call:

  • Family physician;
  • Nurse practitioner;
  • Public Health office in their area;
  • Tele-Care (811);
  • New Brunswick HIV/AIDS information line (1-800-561-4009);
  • New Brunswick sexually transmitted infection information line (1 877 784 1010).

For more information

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)

AIDS New Brunswick
http://www.aidsnb.com/

The Public Health Act and its regulations form the legal basis for reporting and investigating notifiable communicable diseases and for control efforts.

New Brunswick Regulation 2009 136 under the Public Health Act

Communicable Disease Control (notifiable disease)
 

Reporting forms for notifiable diseases and reportable events

Moncton
Public Health Region 1

Saint John
Public Health Region 2

Fredericton
Public Health Region 3

Edmundston
Public Health Region 4

Campbellton
Public Health Region 5  

Bathurst
Public Health Region 6

Miramichi
Public Health Region 7

Anonymous HIV Testing Services

Reduce the number of persons with HIV through teaching, counseling, screening and referral to appropriate resources.

Public Health nurses:

  • Provide free anonymous HIV testing services to residents of New Brunswick and to inmates in provincial and federal correctional institutions;
  • Refer infected individuals to the appropriate resources for treatment;
  • Raise awareness, teach and advise;
  • Consult and collaborate with physicians and other health care professionals.

During anonymous testing, the Public Health nurse doing the blood test does not know the patient’s identity. To preserve anonymity, the patient’s identity is indicated by a code on the chart and laboratory form. To receive test results, patients must present their code in person to the nurse.

To request anonymous HIV testing, please call the information line in your area:

  • Bathurst - 506-547-2140;
  • Campbellton - 506-789-2559;
  • Edmundston - 506-735-2626;
  • Moncton - 506-869-6907;
  • Acadian Peninsula - 506-336-3321;
  • Fredericton - 506-453-5200
  • Upper Valley - 1-888-829-6444;
  • Miramichi - 506-778-6877;
  • Saint John - 506-643-7404.

For more information

HIV Infection Fact Sheet