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Current Acute Care Outbreaks 

Gastroenteritis Infection (GI)

 

• GI Outbreak Protocol
  
• Suspected GI Outbreak Algorithm  
  
• GI Outbreak Checklist (print version) 
  
• GI Outbreak Checklist (electronic editable version) 
  
• GI Outbreak Management Roles & Responsibilities - By Service 
  
• Patient/Resident GI Outbreak Line List 
  
• Staff GI Outbreak Line List 
  
• Signage: 
• Norovirus Outbreak Poster - English 
  
• Outbreak signage in other languages  
  
• Norovirus - Don't Eat Food on Clinical Units 
  
• Norovirus - Don't Eat in Your Clinical Workspace 
  
• Information Resources: 
  
• Norovirus Staff Education Handout 
• BCHealthFiles: Norovirus 
• Norovirus Fact Sheet 
  
• VCH Public Health GI Outbreak Control Policy 
  

Viral Respiratory Illness (VRI) - Acute Care

• Viral Respiratory Illness (VRI) Case and Cluster Containment Toolkit
  
• VRI Line List - Patient 
• VRI Line List - Staff
• Outbreak Management Team Contact List
• Nasopharyngeal Swab - How to use - poster

 

Resources

• Healthlink BC - Influenza
• Healthlink BC - COVID-19
• Healthlink BC - RSV
  

Viral Respiratory Illness (VRI) - Long-Term Care

 

• Pre-Season Planning for the Management of Viral Respiratory Illness (VRI)
  
• Viral Respiratory Illness (VRI) Case and Cluster Containment Toolkit
  
• Staff & Resident Line List
• Outbreak Management Team Contact List
  
• Nasopharyngeal Swab - How to use - poster
  

Resources

• CDC Sneezes + Diseases - Viral Respiratory Illness (VRI) Toolkit: Long-Term Care Facility Guide
• CDC Factsheet - Older Adults are at High Risk for Severe RSV Infection
• Healthlink BC - Influenza
• Healthlink BC - COVID-19
• Healthlink BC - RSV