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In the news! Commonly asked questions about STIs
Oct 17, 2018 by Amalia Plotogea, Field Epidemiologist, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC, by and Jason Wong, Physician Epidemiologist, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is often asked to comment on infectious diseases in the province. Questions about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common, and often get attention from both the public...
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Dashboard update: HIV and STIs in BC in Q4 of 2017
Mar 26, 2018 by Jason Wong, Physician Epidemiologist, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
This is the dashboard report on HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) trends in for the fourth quarter of 2017 (Sept – Dec 2017). These reports are posted quarterly to provide a snapshot of HIV and STIs in...
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Dashboard update: HIV and STIs in BC in Q2 of 2017
Sep 13, 2017 by Theodora Consolacion, PhD, Epidemiology & Surveillance, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
This is the dashboard report on HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) trends in for the second quarter of 2017 (Apr – June 2017). These reports are posted quarterly to provide a snapshot of HIV and STIs in British Columbia....
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Dashboard update: HIV and STIs in BC in Q1 of 2017
Jun 21, 2017 by Jason Wong, Physician Epidemiologist, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
This is the dashboard report on HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) trends in for the first quarter of 2017 (January – March 2017). These reports are posted quarterly to provide a snapshot of HIV and STIs in British Columbia...
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HIV diagnosis on first test and infection stage among HIV+ visible minority MSM in British Columbia
Jun 19, 2017 by Teddy Consolacion, Epidemiologist, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
Background
In Canada, it is estimated that one in five people living with HIV are unaware of their status. Although HIV infection rates continue to decline overall in British Columbia, the rates for men who have sex with men (...
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