Research

• Antibiotic resistance is persistently and predictably increasing in the bacteria that cause common human infections due to overuse/misuse of antibiotics in humans and animals. As a result, previously treatable diseases are once again becoming untreatable.
• The impact of prevention by immunization, or provision of early treatment for infectious diseases that may lead to chronic diseases, thereby, will reduce the occurrence of chronic diseases and their costs to the healthcare system.
• Without an early warning system Canada cannot be prepared to adequately identify, diagnose, prevent and treat infectious diseases.
• Rapid and accurate identification and characterization is vital to the prevention of both healthcare and community-associated infections.
• Canada has exceptional healthcare professionals and researchers; however, major skills shortages are expected to occur by the year 2020 with Canada’s workforce aging.