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Blog: December 2018
BC trends in sexually transmitted infections (STI) for 2016
Dec 17, 2018 by Dr. Jason Wong, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
Genital chlamydia
In 2016, the rate of genital chlamydia increased to 317.6 (15,057 cases) per 100,000 population in British Columbia (BC), continuing the overall provincial trend of a steady increase since 1998. The...
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BC trends in HIV for 2016
Dec 10, 2018 by Dr. Jason Wong, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
Cases
In 2016, the rate of new HIV diagnoses in British Columbia (BC) was 5.1 (241 cases) per 100,000 population which is identical to the rate in 2015 (240 cases). The highest rates of new HIV diagnoses were in Vancouver...
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