Background Outbreaks of toxoplasmosis are recognised infrequently. In March, 1995, a
sudden increase of serologically diagnosed cases of acute toxoplasmosis was noted in the …

The distribution of EDL 933 O island 122 (OI-122) was investigated in 70 strains of
Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) of multiple serotypes that were classified into five “…

The world’s largest outbreak of waterborne toxoplasmosis occurred in a municipality in the
western Canadian province of British Columbia. When drinking water emerged as a possible …

Although tests for detection of immunoglobulin M (IgM) toxoplasma antibodies have been
reported to have a high degree of accuracy, it is well recognized by investigators in the United …

We assessed the ability of an in-house database, consisting of 111 hsp65 sequences from
putative and valid Mycobacterium species or described groups, to identify 689 mycobacterial …

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 …

Background In summer 2003, a respiratory outbreak was investigated in British Columbia,
during which nucleic acid tests and serology unexpectedly indicated reactivity for severe …

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to rapid and widespread international pursuit of
wastewater surveillance for genetic signals of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the pandemic. …

Isolates were retrieved from drinking water and from animal and human sources associated
with a waterborne outbreak of giardiasis. This is the first report of water-sourceand epidemic-…

In this study, we genotyped parasites from the fecal specimens of sporadic cryptosporidiosis
cases in British Columbia from 1995 to 1999. Genotyping was conducted by polymerase …