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Respiratory virus surveillance after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Monkeypox: What primary care providers need to know about testing

Since May 2022, monkeypox infections have been reported in many countries where they had not been seen previously, including Canada. Timely diagnostic testing using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is key for both... Read More

Increased mumps activity in BC and across North America

Mumps is a contagious infectious disease that was common in Canadian school-age children before the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine was introduced starting in 1983. Two MMR doses have been recommended for BC... Read More

Advances in HIV serology: Implications for clinical care

The detection of both established and acute HIV infection (AHI) is important for reducing HIV transmission. AHI is associated with very high viral loads, and the magnitude of the viral load correlates with the... Read More