Translocated dogs from Nunavut and the spread of rabies.

Background: Investigations of rabid animals that cross provincial/territorial boundaries are resource intensive and complex because of their multi-jurisdictional and multi-sectoral nature.

Objective: To describe the multi-jurisdictional responses to two unrelated rabid puppies originating from Nunavut.

Methods: A descriptive summary of the investigations following the identification of a rabid puppy in Alberta (August 2013) and another in Saskatchewan (December 2014).

An outbreak of cyclosporiasis in 1996 associated with consumption of fresh berries- Ontario.

Background: A large foodborne outbreak of cyclosporiasis occurred in North America in 1996. An index cluster of cases associated with a catered event on May 11, 1996, in Ontario sparked the recognition of this outbreak in Canada.

Objectives: To describe the Ontario experience with the North American outbreak of cyclosporiasis in 1996.

Partnerships in international applied epidemiology training and service, 1975-2001.

In 1951 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created the Epidemic Intelligence Service to provide training and epidemiologic service on the model of a clinical residency program. By January 2001, an additional 28 applied epidemiology and training programs (AETPs) had been implemented around the globe (with over 945 graduates and 420 persons currently in training). Field Epidemiology Training Programs and Public Health Schools Without Walls are the most common models.

Computer-generated dot maps as an epidemiologic tool: investigating an outbreak of toxoplasmosis.

We used computer-generated dot maps to examine the spatial distribution of 94 Toxoplasma gondii infections associated with an outbreak in British Columbia, Canada. The incidence among patients served by one water distribution system was 3.52 times that of patients served by other sources.

Multinational outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Newport infections due to contaminated alfalfa sprouts.

Context: In December 1995, reported Salmonella enterica serotype Newport (SN) infections increased sharply in Oregon and British Columbia but not elsewhere in North America. Similar unexplained increases had been noted in 6 other states in the fall of 1995.

Objective: To determine the source of the outbreak(s).

Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis outbreak at a tertiary referral eye care clinic.

An outbreak of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) occurred at a tertiary referral eye care clinic between late September and mid-November 1995. Before the outbreak, instruments were cleaned with 70% isopropyl alcohol and handwashing between patients was not routine. Infection control measures were implemented when the outbreak was recognized in mid-October.

Multiple cases of acquired toxoplasmosis retinitis presenting in an outbreak.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to examine the variability in presentation and outcome of individuals presenting with acquired toxoplasmosis retinitis in the setting of an outbreak of the disease.

Design: The study design was a case series.

Participants: Twenty-one eyes of 20 patients with equal gender distribution and a mean age of 54 years followed for 38 to 170 weeks (mean 113.

Outbreak of toxoplasmosis associated with municipal drinking water. The BC Toxoplasma Investigation Team.

Background: Outbreaks of toxoplasmosis are recognised infrequently. In March, 1995, a sudden increase of serologically diagnosed cases of acute toxoplasmosis was noted in the Greater Victoria area of British Columbia, Canada. Concurrently, but independently, seven cases of acute toxoplasma retinitis were diagnosed against a background of no cases in the previous 5 years.

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: Report of four Alberta cases.

Four Alberta cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome are reported. Three cases required intensive care, with one experiencing a fulminant course resulting in death. A fourth case with milder illness was identified after epidemiological investigations.

The control of tuberculosis in the Caribbean.

A survey of the Ministries of Health in the English-speaking Caribbean countries was conducted with the purpose of collecting information about current capacity in the prevention and control of tuberculosis. A response rate of 78.9% was achieved.

HTLV-I infection associated with disease in aboriginal Indians from British Columbia: a serological and PCR analysis.

Background: Recent epidemiology studies have demonstrated the presence of HTLV-I and its close relative, HTLV-II in several aboriginal populations in North, Central and South America but not in Canadian Indian populations. HTLV-II appears to be more prevalent than HTLV-I in aboriginal populations of the Americas. Recently several clinical cases of HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and a case of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) have been identified in British Columbian Indians.

HTLV-I associated myelopathy: an endemic disease of Canadian aboriginals of the Northwest Pacific coast?

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I) is responsible for HTLV-I associated myelopathy or tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and for adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). Both diseases have been well described in individuals living in Japan, West Indies, Seychelles Islands and Columbia where infection with HTLV-I is considered endemic and in persons whose descendants originated from these endemic areas. We report here 4 cases of HAM/TSP in 4 natives from 4 different tribal groups from British Columbia (B.

Life-threatening status asthmaticus at 12.5 weeks' gestation. Report of a normal pregnancy outcome.

A 26-year-old woman had a life-threatening attack of status asthmaticus at 12.5 weeks of pregnancy. Subsequently, an apparently normal male infant was born at full-term.