BC Centre for Disease Control

Guidelines for TB contact investigation are based upon expert opinion and follow the standard concentric circle approach.[1] Extensive amounts of information are collected as a result of these... Read More

West Nile virus (WNV) continued its westward spread across North America in 2003, but did not enter British Columbia. The risk that the virus will move into BC during 2004 remains high. There is also... Read More

Although BC has been experiencing an outbreak of infectious syphilis (IS; primary, secondary, and early latent syphilis) since 1997, there have been recent important changes in the epidemic. Prior to... Read More

Approximately 40 000 individuals tested positive for hepatitis C (HCV) as identified through British Columbia’s Public Health Information System between 1992 and 2002. The majority are chronically... Read More

Preventive options for tuberculosis (TB) consist of treatment of latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) or immunization with Bacille Calmette-Guèrin (BCG). BCG vaccine is an attenuated strain of ... Read More