Epidemics Act (EpidA)
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Art. 9 Providing information
1 The FOPH shall inform the public, specific groups of persons, authorities and experts about the dangers of communicable diseases and about the options for preventing and controlling such diseases. 2 It shall regularly publish compilations and analyses about the nature, incidence, causes and spread of communicable diseases. 3 It shall publish recommendations on measures against communicable diseases and on handling pathogens and shall adapt them regularly in line with the current state of scientific knowledge. If other federal offices are affected, the FOPH shall act in consultation with them. 4 The FOPH and the competent cantonal authorities shall coordinate their information activities.
Art. 10 Exchange of information
1 The FOPH shall ensure that the cantons receive the information pertaining to preventing and combating communicable diseases. 2 The competent federal and cantonal bodies shall share research results, specialist knowledge and information on training and monitoring programmes with each other.