In 2008, the Centre for Coastal Health (CCH) in collaboration with the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) and the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) set out to inventory tick species on Vancouver Island and certain Gulf Islands, to…
The American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, was introduced into western North America in the early 1900’s as a business enterprise to supply a culinary demand for frog’s legs. Unfortunately, bullfrogs escaped or were released from these farms, and by the 1970s…
The Public Health Value of Animal Health for detecting and Assessing Risks (PDF) We used a rapid scoping review to identify trends, gaps and emerging themes in the literature and online in order to review the oil and gas sectors…
The Centre for Coastal Health, on behalf of British Columbia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, set out to understand livestock movements into and out of the Fraser Valley that occurred between January 1 and December 31, 2010, using existing and…
Dr.’s Shaun Hosein and Tyler Stitt met with Dr Joshi and his JE research team at the National Zoonosis and Food Health Research Centre (NZFHRC) in Kathmandu, Nepal to commence knowledge mobilization. This involved adapting research findings into an educational…
The CCH was contracted by the EMPRES Food Safety and Products Unit (AGDF) of the FAO to identify, evaluate, and summarize information on existing early warning and rapid alert (EWRA) systems applicable to food safety, and then use this information…
Our work in Sri Lanka began when Dr. Craig Stephen was approached to consult with local experts to investigate causes of ongoing shrimp disease outbreaks that were having profound negative impacts on coastal communities. Through initial communication with Sri Lankan…
