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Blog: October 2019
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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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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Ocular syphilis in British Columbia – Re-emergence of an old disease
Oct 15, 2019 by Hasan Hamze, Medical Student, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine
Background
Infectious syphilis rates in British Columbia (BC) are the highest they’ve been in 30 years from 2018 data [1]. Males account for the majority...
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