SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance System in Canada: Longitudinal Trend Analysis.
Lori Ann PostMichael J BoctorTariq Ziad IssaCharles B MossRobert Leo MurphyChad J AchenbachMichael G IsonDanielle ResnickLauren Nadya SinghJanine I WhiteSarah B WelchJames Francis OehmkePublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2021)
Canada excelled at COVID-19 control early on in the pandemic, especially during the first COVID-19 shutdown. The second wave at the end of 2020 resulted in a resurgence of the outbreak, which has since been controlled. Enhanced surveillance identifies outbreaks and where there is the potential for explosive growth, which informs proactive health policy.