Epidemiology, clinical features and outcomes of incident tuberculosis in children in Canada in 2013-2016: results of a national surveillance study.

Purpose: Childhood tuberculosis disease is difficult to diagnose and manage and is an under-recognised cause of morbidity and mortality. Reported data from Canada do not focus on childhood tuberculosis or capture key epidemiologic, clinical and microbiologic details. The purpose of this study was to assess demographics, presentation and clinical features of childhood tuberculosis in Canada.

Tuberculosis in Canada, 2016.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health problem that affected an estimated 10.4 million people worldwide in 2016. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) monitors active TB disease through a national surveillance system, which is a collaborative effort withthe provinces and territories.

Tuberculosis drug resistance in Canada: 2006-2016.

Background: Drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis (TB) pose a serious threat to TB prevention and control efforts. The Canadian Tuberculosis Laboratory Surveillance System (CTBLSS) was created in 1998 to monitor emerging trends and patterns in TB drug resistance in Canada.

Objective: To present a descriptive overview of TB drug resistance data collected through the CTBLSS for the years 2006 to 2016 in Canada, with a focus on 2016.

Tuberculosis in Canada - Summary 2015.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a global health problem that affects an estimated 10 million people each year. In Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) monitors active TB disease through the Canadian Tuberculosis Reporting System (CTBRS).

Objective: To report on and analyze the number of new and re-treatment cases of TB cases in Canada reported for 2015.

Stochastic agent-based modeling of tuberculosis in Canadian Indigenous communities.

Background: In Canada, active tuberculosis (TB) disease rates remain disproportionately higher among the Indigenous population, especially among the Inuit in the north. We used mathematical modeling to evaluate how interventions might enhance existing TB control efforts in a region of Nunavut.

Methods: We developed a stochastic, agent-based model of TB transmission that captured the unique household and community structure.