Lyme disease (LD) is a tick-borne zoonosis caused in North America by infection with the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto. Humans acquire LD through the bite of an infected... Read More
BC Centre for Disease Control
The case for expanding provider-initiated HIV testing is widely supported and has been shown to be cost-effective where prevalence of undiagnosed HIV infection is above 0.1%.[1] Motivations... Read More
In 2010 British Columbia had an exceptional forest fire season. The smoke was thicker and the number of communities affected was greater than in previous years. In the Interior, communities... Read More
Confidentially, could you resist looking at your pattern of antibiotic prescribing and comparing it with evidence? Without anyone else knowing? If you are a GP in active practice, you will... Read More
Scope of problem More than 60 years after the development of effective antimycobacterial therapy, tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant problem in British Columbia. Provincial TB rates exceed the... Read More