Tuberculosis outbreak in a long-term care facility.

Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) was a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Canada early in the 20th century. Elderly populations in Canada remain at high risk for TB disease. Elderly patients may present atypically, with the result that many active cases can remain undiagnosed.

Examining the association between neighbourhood characteristics and gonorrhea rates among women aged 15 to 24 years in Montreal, Canada.

Objective: The reported incidence rate of gonorrhea has more than doubled from 2000 to 2010 in Montréal, increasing in both sexes and all age groups; however, the increase was particularly high in females aged 15 to 24 years. As the reasons for this increase among young women are not fully understood, we wanted to determine whether neighbourhood-level population characteristics were associated with incidence rates in this group, to help target intervention strategies.

Methods: Incident gonorrhea cases were female residents of Montréal aged 15 to 24 years who met Québec's gonorrhea surveillance definition, with a notification date from 2002 to 2009.