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… Yersiniosis Last updated March 1, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 77 Download PDF Document English … If there is a yersiniosis outbreak in your community, local public health officials will investigate to find out the cause. If you have been infected, your local public health officers may ask you some questions. They may …
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… Drinking water chlorination facts Last updated June 14, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 49d Download PDF Document English … add chlorine disinfectants to drinking water to protect public health. For more information on water-borne … water? Chlorine disinfectants were first added to a public water supply in North America in 1908. By the 1920s, …
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… Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) Last updated July 1, 2021 HealthLink BC File number 86 Download PDF Document English … Parent groups Your child's health care provider Your public health nurse You can also call 8-1-1 to speak with a … you can receive the mobile app/booklet package from your public health centre or nurse. To find your local public …
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… well with hepatitis C virus Last updated November 1, 2023 HealthLink BC File number 40b Download PDF Document English … blood has direct contact with your blood to visit a local public health unit or their health care provider Tell your … Access direct-acting antiviral treatments (DAAs) made publicly available through BC PharmaCare to all British …
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… in British Columbia Last updated November 14, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 49a Download PDF Document English … days You have a weakened immune system Notify your local public health unit so that the source of infection can be … may be your local or regional government. Many smaller public drinking water systems in British Columbia are owned …
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… Tuberculosis (TB) skin test Last updated October 30, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 51d Download PDF Document English … or cure TB are free through Provincial TB Services and public health units. For more information on TB, visit … vary throughout the province. TSTs may be available at your public health unit, travel health clinic, pharmacy or …
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… Yellow fever vaccine Last updated March 1, 2021 HealthLink BC File number 41i Travel Series Download PDF … or work in some countries. Discuss your travel plans with a public health unit, a travel clinic, or your health care … list of yellow fever vaccination centres in B.C., visit the Public Health Agency of Canada: …
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… of onsite sewage systems Last updated March 1, 2021 HealthLink BC File number 21 Download PDF Document English … This needs to be properly designed and filed with the local public health authority. A typical onsite sewage system has … system, or alter or repair an existing one, must follow the Public Health Act and the Sewerage System Regulation. For …
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… Travel immunizations for adults Last updated April 1, 2021 HealthLink BC File number 41c Travel Series Download PDF … travelling, make sure to discuss your travel plans with a public health unit, a travel clinic or your health care … consider when travelling to a particular country, visit the Public Health Agency of Canada: …
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… Cryptosporidium infection Last updated February 1, 2018 HealthLink BC File number 48 Download PDF Document English … infection do not swim in a body of water used by the public, such as: lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, swimming … Always take a cleansing shower before and after using public pools How can Cryptosporidium be removed from water? …
