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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Karen Rideout, PhD, January/February 2014
... of the article published in the January/February 2014 issue ( BCMJ  2014;56:29,46). The BC Centre for Disease ... insecurity,[ 1 ] and food bank use is up over 20% since 2008.[ 2 ] Food security means more than having enough to eat. Even people depending on soup kitchens may get enough food, but the food they receive is often of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC March 2011
... areas of southern BC but reported LD cases remain rare. In 2008 the BCCDC partnered with the College of Physicians and ... the disease in BC despite it being a low endemic area. One issue identified in the survey was 60% of respondents were ... no laboratory testing is necessary.  The antibody test may be negative early in LD, as it may take several weeks for ...