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BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Caren Rose, PhD June 2020
... after the peak, most cases were acquired locally through contact with a known case or cluster with very little ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Michael Otterstatter, MSc, PhD October 2020
... to early diagnosis and isolation of cases, thorough contact tracing and quarantine, and measures to reduce crowding and contact with others. It was this reduction in R t that ... assess COVID-19 transmission in the community [ Figure ]. Contact tracing to help ensure that transmission stays low ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Eleni Galanis, MD, MPH, FRCPC May 2019
... annually. Most are caused by B. melitensis acquired via contact with ruminants or consumption of unpasteurised milk ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD January/February 2019
... per year above an investigation/action threshold, will contact the ordering clinician and through the clinician the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Eleni Galanis, MD, MPH, FRCPC April 2018
... She has not traveled recently, nor has she had contact with other symptomatic people. A stool C&S performed ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Erin Fraser, DVM, MSc November 2018
... reported in children as they are more likely to have contact with infected raccoon feces, particularly in children ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Linda M.N. Hoang, MD, MHSc, FRCPC December 2018
... of personal toiletry items. Ensuring appropriate use of contact precautions, which is important in preventing spread ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Angela Eykelbosh, PhD January/February 2017
... Exposure is primarily via inhalation of vapor and skin contact during cleanup. Inhalation may cause headaches, ... effects, and irritated eyes, nose, or throat. Dermal contact may cause allergic reactions, redness, or rash.[ 1,2 ... effects may also occur in residents without direct contact with the spill. Finally, mental health impacts due to ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Melissa McLaws, DVM, PhD April 2017
... Infected bats are considered more likely to come into contact with humans and subsequently be tested because of ... an infected animal, most often through a bite, scratch, or contact with a mucous membrane. The incubation period in ... for RPEP.  In BC, as bats are reservoirs for rabies, any contact with a bat through which saliva or neural tissue may ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Andrew Hurlburt, MD April 2016
... have also been rare accounts of transmission by sexual contact and through blood transfusion in countries outside of ...