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Yin Chang, MSc
One core function of a provincial public health laboratory is to conduct pathogen surveillance by characterizing the genetic material of microbes, also known as “fingerprinting,” to monitor circulating strains,... Read More
Legionnaires’ disease is often severe and is a potentially fatal form of bacterial pneumonia, particularly in individuals with compromised health status. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 accounts for the... Read More
Helicobacter pylori is a micro-aerophilic, slow-growing, gram-negative spiral bacterium that colonizes the mucous lining of the human stomach. Infection with this bacterium has been identified as a cause of gastritis,... 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 Reference Laboratory (... Read More
Botulism is a rare but serious disease of both children and adults. Neurotoxins produced from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum produce a descending, symmetrical, flaccid paralysis that may result in respiratory... Read More