Infectious diseases

Notifiable diseases (French only)

Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections

• Consult the section Infections transmissibles sexuellement et par le sang (ITSS) (French only).

Vaccination

• Public information
• Information for health professionals (French only)
• Vaccination services: Consult your CLSC.

Virus respiratoires (COVID-19, grippe, virus respiratoire syncytial (VRS))

Travel health

The CISSS de la Côte-Nord provides services for travellers’ health in several of its facilities (consultation, information, anticipatory guidance and vaccination before travelling). For more information, contact your CLSC.

“A small appointment that changes everything”, in order to prevent and to protect yourself against high risks of contracting infections with serious consequences during a stay abroad.

This is particularly important before a trip off the beaten path or in an exotic location.

Reference websites

For travellers:

• Travel Health – Public Health Agency of Canada
• Travel.gc.ca
• Traveler's Health - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

For health professionals:

• Guide d'intervention santé-voyage - Situation épidémiologique et recommandations (INSPQ) (French only)
• Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT)
• Malaria – Canadian recommendations for its prevention and treatment
• Malaria – Canadian Malaria Network (CMN)
• Yellow Book - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Traveler's Health - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)