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Aamir Bharmal, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC
Silicosis is caused by inhalation of respirable crystalline silica (RCS) particles less than 5 µm in diameter, which are small enough to reach the alveoli to trigger lung injury and persistent inflammation. This can... Read More
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic; 4 years later, we revisit the impacts of the pandemic on provincial viral respiratory illness surveillance, led by the BC Centre for... Read More
Carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) continue to be a public-health and infection-prevention and control problem globally. CPOs refer to gram-negative bacteria, normally found in the gut, that have acquired... Read More