June 25, 2024

For the vector borne diseases listed below, the NWT is deferring information regarding case definition, diagnosis, overview of communicable disease and public health measures to Alberta Health Services Public Health Disease Management Guidelines.

• Anaplasmosis
• Babesiosis
• California Serogroup Viruses
• Chikungunya
• Dengue
• Japanese Encephalitis
• Malaria
• Powassan virus disease
• West Nile
• Yellow Fever
• Zika

Note: Any additional information that is NWT specific will be found on this page and supersedes the direction provided in the Alberta Health Services resource. This includes but is not limited to reporting requirements and specified public health measures set out below.

See Alberta Public Health Disease Management Guidelines: vector borne diseases.

Link: Notifiable disease guidelines | Alberta.ca

• California Serogroup Viruses: Alberta public health disease management guidelines : california serogroup infection - Open Government
• Chikungunya: Alberta public health disease management guidelines : chikungunya virus (CHIK- V) - Open Government
• Dengue: Alberta public health disease management guidelines : dengue - Open Government
• Japanese Encephalitis: Alberta public health disease management guidelines : Japanese encephalitis - Open Government
• Malaria: Alberta public health disease management guidelines : malaria - Open Government
• Powassan virus disease: Alberta public health disease management guidelines: Powassan encephalitis – Open Government
• West Nile: Alberta public health disease management guidelines : West Nile virus - Open Government
• Yellow Fever: Alberta public health disease management guidelines : yellow fever - Open Government
• Zika: Alberta public health disease management guidelines : zika virus - Open Government

See Public Health Agency of Canada Information for Health Professionals

• Anaplasmosis: PHAC Information for Health Professionals
• Babesiosis: PHAC Information for Health Professionals

REPORTING

All HCPs must follow the NWT Public Health Act. Measures for contact tracing and legislative requirements are laid out within the Reportable Disease Control Regulations and reporting timelines are found in the Disease Surveillance Regulations.

Note: the only acceptable methods of reporting to the OCPHO are outlined below. Information provided outside of these methods will not be considered reported unless otherwise stated by a CPHO delegate.

Health Care Professionals

For Part 2 written report within 24 hours

• Confirmed and probable cases are to be reported to the Office of the Chief Public Health Office (OCPHO) within 24 hours after diagnosis is made or opinion is formed by completing and fax (867-873-0442) the following:
  • Communicable Disease Report Form

• If there are any updates regarding the case or contacts the appropriate form will need to be resent with the additional information
• Immediately report all outbreaks or suspect outbreaks by telephone (867) 920-8646 to the OCPHO

Laboratories

• Report all positive results to the OCPHO by fax (867) 873-0442 within 24 hours

Additional Reporting Requirements

• For tick related diseases (anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Powassan virus disease) ticks must be reported.  To report a tick use the etick app at: https://www.etick.ca/

PUBLIC & HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

For more information on vector borne diseases:

EPIDEMIOLOGY

• For information on the epidemiology of vector borne diseases in the NWT see: Epidemiological Summary of Communicable Diseases HSS Professionals.