BC Centre for Disease Control

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

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are safe and highly effective for the prevention of cervical cancer caused by HPV types 16 and 18, which account for about 70% of this disease. Until recently,... Read More

Syphilis, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum sub spp pallidum, is an infection recognized since antiquity. It was first reported in Italy at the end of 15th century.[1]... Read More

Opioid overdose is a public health issue in British Columbia. In 2009, more than 200 deaths were identified as illicit drug deaths (IDD),[1] opiates were found in 60%,[2] and an additional 74 deaths... Read More