BC Centre for Disease Control

Summertime heat is generally thought not to be an important contributor to population mortality in British Columbia.  Although summer temperatures of over 33°C are not uncommon in BC’s lower... Read More

This article highlights recent trends in antimicrobial resistance of key bacterial patho­gens. These findings represent a brief overview of the BCCDC’s 2010 Antimicrobial Resistance Trends re­port.[1... Read More

In April 2009, a novel H1N1 in­fluenza virus (pH1N1) was detected in southern USA and Mexico. It was first identified by the British Co­lumbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Microbiology... Read More

British Columbia launched routine immunization against human papillomavirus (HPV) in the school year 2008–2009. Two cohorts of girls were targeted—grades 6 and 9—in order to see benefits earlier,... Read More

Our health is inextricably link­ed to our environment through the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink. Animals are an integral part of this environment, and our lives are... Read More