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Regional Core Health Data System - Country Profile: CANADA |
 | | Canada is the largest country in the Western Hemisphere, with a land area of 10 million km2. |
 | | In Canada, communicable diseases considered to be of particular public health importance are Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, blood-borne pathogens such as hepatitis B and C, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, antimicrobial-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, nosocomial infections, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, waterborne enteric diseases, measles, hantavirus, acute flaccid paralysis, congenital rubella syndrome, and HIV/AIDS. |
 | | Canadas hospitals are highly autonomous of the federal and provincial governments, with the provincial role limited to broad planning functions, funding, and capital budgeting. |
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