Outbreak Management Resources
Outbreak Management Guidelines
Outbreak Management – A Quick Reference Guide: This includes all the specific tools needed in managing an enteric and respiratory outbreak such as control measures, specimen collection, posters, sample line lists, etc.
Outbreak Control Measures Checklists
- Enteric Outbreak Control Measures Checklist
- Respiratory Outbreak Control Measures Checklist
- Managing COVID-19 Outbreaks in Congregate Living Settings Checklist
Line Listings Forms
- COVID-19 Symptomatic Resident/Staff Line Listing
- COVID-19 Asymptomatic – Swab LINE LIST Template E Form
- COVID-19 Positive Staff Reporting Template Form – ACUTE CARE
- COVID-19 Positive Staff Reporting Template Form – LTC RH GRP
- Fillable Enteric Line Listing Form
- Fillable Respiratory Line Listing Form
Outbreak Public Health Lab Requisitions
- COVID-19 and Respiratory Virus Test Requisition (pre-filled)
- COVID-19 and Respiratory Virus Test Requisition (blank)
- Enteric Requisition (pre-filled)
- General Test Requisition (blank)
- Public Health Laboratory Services
Ordering Nasopharyngeal Swabs and Enteric Kits for Outbreak Purposes
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Personal Protective Equipment & Vaccination Supplies Requests
- To order Virus-Respiratory/Influenza NP swabs and Enteric Outbreak Kits directly from Public Health Ontario Laboratory (Ottawa or Kingston), please fill out the Requisition for Specimen Containers and Supplies. The kits will be delivered directly to your facility.
- Facilities can also contact the Health Unit to obtain the enteric and respiratory specimen collection kits.
- If you have questions about the ordering process, please call the Health Unit and ask to speak with someone on the Infectious Diseases team.
Antiviral Resources
Information about at-risk groups and antiviral use can be found in the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada (AMMI Canada) document entitled: The use of antiviral drugs for influenza: A foundation document for practitioners.
Outbreak Status Report
The Outbreak Status Report notifies health care providers and infection control practitioners in our community of active enteric or respiratory outbreaks affecting facilities in our area (long-term care homes, retirement homes and hospitals). Check back to see the pathogen that has been identified, and when the outbreak is declared over.
- Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Outbreak Status Report
- Ontario Respiratory Pathogen Bulletin
- Flu (influenza): FluWatch Surveillance
Additional Resources
Planning Guide for Respiratory Pathogen Season
Managing Influenza in Health Care Settings (MOHLTC)
Control of Respiratory Infection Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Homes, November 2018 (MOHLTC).