Sooty bark disease is a rare form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis that is caused by exposure to spores of Cryptostroma corticale. C. corticale is a fungus endemic to eastern North America but... Read More
BC Centre for Disease Control
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum. Its natural history is well described in medical literature and typically includes primary,... Read More
Housing is an important social determinant of health and well-being. Unfortunately, many Canadians, including British Columbians, do not have access to adequate housing. Statistics Canada defines a... Read More
One core function of a provincial public health laboratory is to conduct pathogen surveillance by characterizing the genetic material of microbes, also known as “fingerprinting,” to monitor... Read More
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic; 4 years later, we revisit the impacts of the pandemic on provincial viral respiratory illness surveillance, led by... Read More