When a person receives an AIDS diagnosis, who will be notified?
AIDS is a notifiable disease. This means that, by law, a new AIDS diagnosis must be reported to the public health authority in the area in which the diagnosis was made. Information must be sent first to the local health department then to the provincial or territorial health authority. The province or territory then sends selected information to the Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (CIDPC). The stages in notifying an AIDS diagnosis are best explained by use of the figure below:The information reported to CIDPC does not include names nor is it identifying. However, the information reported may include1.
AIDS is a notifiable disease. This means that, by law, a new AIDS diagnosis must be reported to the public health authority in the area in which the diagnosis was made. Information must be sent first to the local health department then to the provincial or territorial health authority. The province or territory then sends selected information to the Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (CIDPC). The stages in notifying an AIDS diagnosis are best explained by use of the figure below: The information reported to CIDPC does not include names nor is it identifying. However, the information reported may include 1.
