BC Centre for Disease Control

Listeriosis is one of the most serious infections during pregnancy. It is acquired through the consumption of contaminated foods including deli meats, soft cheeses, unpasteurized cheeses, smoked... Read More

Each year, over 25 000 poisonings are reported to the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) and nearly half of these involve children. In the first 11 months of 2012, DPIC was consulted on 10... Read More

  Three of the worst wildfire seasons on record in BC occurred over the past decade, with tens of thousands of people evacuated from communities at risk of fire or hazardous levels of... Read More

You can place your order for the 2012 Bugs and Drugs guide now at www.fluidsurveys.com/s/BugsandDrugs. The guide is provided through the BC Do Bugs Need Drugs? program, operated by the BCCDC with... Read More

The incidence of TB in Canada’s foreign-born population has decreased annually since 1970. The proportion of foreign-born cases, however, has risen and now accounts for 66% of TB cases in Canada.[1]... Read More