BC Centre for Disease Control

Every day immunization saves lives and makes it possible for British Columbians to live free of illness and disability associated with many vaccine-preventable diseases. In 2007 the province... Read More

The influenza season is almost upon us, and this fall the BC publicly funded influenza immunization program will be incorporating one new influenza vaccine into the mix: the live attenuated influenza... Read More

In the mid-1800s, Dr Ignaz Semmelweis recognized that pregnant women who delivered in the care of physicians and residents had more infections than those cared for by midwives.[1] He also recognized... Read More

Should we be concerned about commercially harvested shellfish in BC? Definitely. Three separate outbreaks of shellfish poisoning were traced to commercially harvested, government-inspected product in... Read More

Hepatitis C (HCV) antiviral treatments can now cure 65% to 75% of infections, but ex­isting treatments are poorly tolerated. In 3 to 5 years well-tolerated combination antivirals will cure greater... Read More