In 2022, 34 youth under 19 years of age died of illicit drug poisoning in BC.[1] Deaths are a result of increasing toxicity of the unregulated drug supply. For youth using substances, access to harm... Read More
BC Centre for Disease Control
Poisonings have a significant impact on the health of people in BC. In 2022, there were more than 2000 poisoning deaths due to the toxic illicit drug supply alone.[1] All age groups are at risk of... Read More
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), notably of the H5N1 subtype, was detected in domestic poultry across BC and around the globe at unprecedented rates in 2022.[1-3] BC has had the highest... Read More
Rates of infectious syphilis in British Columbia have been steadily increasing over the past decade. In 2021, 1428 infectious syphilis cases were reported in BC (27.5 per 100 000 population, the... Read More
Since May 2022, monkeypox infections have been reported in many countries where they had not been seen previously, including Canada. Timely diagnostic testing using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is... Read More