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Mark Bigham, MD
BCMA-government partnership benefits family physicians Primary care renewal in British Columbia—long identified as key to health system sustainability—is finally getting the attention it needs to move from well-... Read More
Protecting the blood supply from West Nile virus—BC update, 2006 Since July 2003, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) has tested every donation for West Nile virus (WNV) using an investigational WNV nucleic acid test (WNV-... Read More
Book review Computerization and Going Paperless in Canadian Primary Care. By Nicola T. Shaw. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-85775-623-1. Paperback, 288 pages. $53.50. Dr Nicola Shaw is a research... Read More
West Nile virus (WNV) has rapidly spread across North America to the BC border since first being recognized in 1999 in New York City.[1-3] Although no indigenously acquired WNV was detected in animals, birds,... Read More
Introduction In 2001, meningococcal disease re-emerged as one of the most significant public health issues in British Columbia. Highlights included: • A significant increase in overall provincial meningococcal... Read More
Introduction Prior to the introduction of vaccines in Canada, measles, mumps, and rubella were associated with substantial morbidity and premature death in children. Since the implementation of universal infant... Read More
Epidemiology Between 15 and 50 cases of meningococcal infection are reported in British Columbia each year (Figure 1), with an overall mortality for the past 10 years of 8.5%, similar to the reported national rate for... Read More