| BC residents advised to check their immunization records ahead of spring travel | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Untitled%20design%20(8).png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BC residents advised to check their immunization records ahead of spring travel | With two measles cases reported in the province in people returning from travel, public health officials are reminding people in B.C. to check that their immunizations are up to date, particularly if you plan to travel this spring. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2025/residents-advised-check-immunization-records | | 2025-02-21T08:00:00Z | | |
| New research prepares for future threat of avian influenza | <img alt="Top: Lab tech touches a screen that says sequencing complete. Bottom: 3 lab staff review results. Right: Loading samples." src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/H5%20research%20image.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | New research prepares for future threat of avian influenza | BCCDC scientists received research funding to advance response to avian influenza. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2025/research-avian-influenza | | 2025-02-19T08:00:00Z | | |
| 2024/25 flu vaccine reduces medical visits for influenza infections by about half: Study | <img alt="" src="/news-releases-site/PublishingImages/Immunization_image.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | 2024/25 flu vaccine reduces medical visits for influenza infections by about half: Study | The Canadian Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network (SPSN) published estimates of vaccine effectiveness for this year’s flu vaccine. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2025/flu-vaccine-reduces-medical-visits | | 2025-01-31T08:00:00Z | | |
| Increase in reports of gastrointestinal illness following consumption of raw oysters from BC | | Increase in reports of gastrointestinal illness following consumption of raw oysters from BC | The outbreak related to the consumption of raw oysters has now been declared over. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2024/raw-oysters | | 2024-12-19T08:00:00Z | | |
| BCCDC leader receives first Coast Salish Teachings Award | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/diane-collis-2024-phsa-plus-external-thumbnail.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BCCDC leader receives first Coast Salish Teachings Award | Colleagues describe Diane Collis as kind, humble and grounded, saying she creates space for them to reflect and act on the six teachings shared with PHSA by Coast Salish Knowledge Keeper Sulksun, Shane Pointe. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2024/diane-collis-coast-salish-teachings-award | | 2024-12-19T08:00:00Z | | |
| New research shows increased risk of stimulant toxicity for people with chronic conditions | <img alt="A woman in a white long-sleeved shirt stands smiling in front of a sign that says B.C. Centre for Disease Control" src="/PublishingImages/Lists/Highlights/AllItems/Heather%20Palis%20feature%20image.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | New research shows increased risk of stimulant toxicity for people with chronic conditions | A study published in BMC Medicine highlights the need for health care professionals to talk to patients with heart disease about substance use. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2024/chronic-conditions-and-substance-use | | 2024-12-06T08:00:00Z | | |
| Combating food insecurity among women living with HIV/AIDS through community funding | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Word%20AIDS%20Day%20and%20IAAW.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Combating food insecurity among women living with HIV/AIDS through community funding | Every year PHSA funds community programs that support people living with HIV and hepatitis C. This year, one organization is using that funding to tackle food insecurity among women living with HIV. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2024/world-aids-day | | 2024-12-02T08:00:00Z | | |
| People from all walks of life participate in BCCDC’s antimicrobial awareness campaign | <img alt="" src="/Health-Professionals-Site/PublishingImages/Filming-AMR.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | People from all walks of life participate in BCCDC’s antimicrobial awareness campaign | The Community Antimicrobial Stewardship Program's mesage for World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week is that everyone has a role to play in being antibiotic wise. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2024/bccdc-antimicrobial-awareness-campaign | | 2024-11-20T08:00:00Z | | |
| Passenger with measles travelled through Vancouver International Airport October 16 | | Passenger with measles travelled through Vancouver International Airport October 16 | Travellers are being alerted to potential exposure to measles on flights to and from the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) on October 16. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2024/measles-vancouver-international-airport-october-16 | | 2024-10-29T07:00:00Z | | |
| BCCDC physician's research shows a daily dose of an antibiotic can prevent STIs | <img alt="A close up of a white man with short, dark black hair and a black beard " src="/PublishingImages/Lists/Highlights/AllItems/2022%20headshot%20Troy.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BCCDC physician's research shows a daily dose of an antibiotic can prevent STIs | Dr. Troy Grennan has led multiple studies of the effectiveness of doxycycline in preventing and treating sexually transmitted infections, looking at how well it works when the antibiotic is taken daily versus after a sexual encounter. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2024/common-antibiotic-helps-prevent-stis | | 2024-07-19T07:00:00Z | | |
