Enterovirus D68 – Situation Update
Please note: You can find the latest information on EV-D68 on the BC Centre for Disease Control website._____ The US CDC has recently reported an increase in hospitalizations among children with severe respiratory illness associated with enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infection. Not unexpectedly, confirmed cases of EV-D68 have also been detected in Canada, including recent sporadic detections in British Columbia (BC). The BC Centre for Disease Control has provided a brief overview of EV-D68 and offer...
Ebola Clinical Care Guidelines
The Public Health Agency of Canada has published Interim Clinical Care Guildelines for the Ebola virus. The interim guidelines were created in collaboration with the Canadian Critical Care Society, The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, and the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada (AMMI). There are also links to more information on Ebola virus disease (EVD): What do health professionals need to know about EVD? National case definition: Ebola virus disease Case...
Influenza Fact Sheets
A quadrivalent influenza vaccine fact sheet has been developed for health care providers. The live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) Q&A has also been updated. Both resources are posted on BCCDC’s health professionals section and will be posted shortly on ImmunizeBC’s website....
News Archives May-Sept 2014
Looking for previous news postings? You can find PICNet's news archives from May 2014 to September 2014 here. Earlier news postings have not been archived....