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BCCDC Public Health Laboratory Update: Hepatitis C reflex testing
Jan 16, 2020 by BCCDC Public Health Laboratory
As of January 13, 2020, the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory (BCCDC PHL) will implement automatic hepatitis C (HCV) RNA nucleic acid testing (NAT) reflex testing for all new HCV cases. This is a change from the previous two-step process...
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Categories: Program updates
Sex Now 2019, a national survey to improve GBT2Q men's health
Nov 25, 2019 by Ben Klassen, Research Manager, Sex Now Survey at the Community Based Research Centre
The diversity and complexity of our communities of gay, bi, and queer men, including trans men and Two-Spirit people (GBT2Q), have often made us difficult for outsiders to research. However, research has an impact on our health and...
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Categories: Events and announcements
Super gonorrhea! Supercalifragilisticexpiali…what?
Nov 15, 2019 by Community Antimicrobial Stewardship team, BC Centre for Disease Control and I Boost Immunity
I Boost Immunity launched a new campaign for World Antibiotic Awareness Week in partnership with the BC Centre for Disease Control's...
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Categories: Events and announcements
Progress on the hepatitis C virus care cascade in BC, and gaps to reaching the 2030 elimination targets
Oct 30, 2019 by Sofia Bartlett, Postdoctoral Fellow, Clinical Prevention Services, BC Centre for Disease Control
Background
Globally, death and illness from hepatitis C are increasing despite new medications, which are called Direct Acting Antivirals (DAAs), that cure over 95% of people treated. The World Health...
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Categories: New knowledge
Complete this survey to help create a directory of BC hepatitis C treatment providers
Oct 22, 2019 by Hepatitis Services team, Clinical Prevention Services, BC Centre for Disease Control
The Hepatitis Services team at the BC Centre for Disease Control invites those who provide (or work at a clinic that provides) hepatitis C treatment in British Columbia (BC) to participate in a short survey.
The survey will be...
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Categories: Events and announcements
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