| infections in the natural environment of british columbia, canada. | the canadian province of british columbia has a luxurious environment, complete with the multitude of wildlife and insects, and would at first glance appear to be suitable for the transmission of diseases in nature communicable to humans. despite this potential, such diseases are relatively uncommon, although several have the potential for serious consequences. attention has been recently focused on hantavirus infection, water-borne toxoplasmosis and parasitic diarrheal diseases, cryptococcosis ... | 2008 | 20701841 |
| west nile virus finally debuts in british columbia 10 years after its introduction to north america. | abstract since its first detection in new york (1999), west nile virus (wnv) has spread across the united states and canada with the first activity reported in canada in 2001. by 2004, wnv had been detected almost in every province of canada and the contiguous regions of the united states with the exception of british columbia (bc), this despite being detected in alberta in 2003 and washington as early as 2002. in august 2009, two human cases were serologically found to have wnv infection. they ... | 2010 | 21028958 |