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Virology Program. Program Head: Mel Krajden, Martin Petric Section Head: Annie Mak,Peggy Tsang VS Staff: 40 Research: SARS Influenza viruses Gastroenteritis viruses Hepatitis Molecular diagnosis.
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Virology Program
Program Head:
Mel Krajden, Martin Petric
Section Head:
Annie Mak,Peggy Tsang VS
Staff: 40
Research:
- SARS
- Influenza viruses
- Gastroenteritis viruses
- Hepatitis
- Moleculardiagnosis
Martin Petric, PhDClinical Virologist, BCCDC Laboratory Services, Professor Dept Path & Lab Medicine, UBC, Email: Martin.petric@bccdc.ca
Mel Krajden, MD FRCPCAssociate Director, BCCDC Laboratory Services, ProfessorDept Path & Lab Medicine, UBC, Email: mel.krajden@bccdc.ca
Virology Program
- Culture and identification of viruses from tissues and fluids
- Rapid Respiratory Virus testing by Direct Fluorescent Antibody testing
- PCR, Luminex respiratory virus testing (Influenza A, B, Parainfluenza 1,2,3 , Adenovirus and 14 others)
- Rapid HSV centrifugation-enhanced plate typing test
- Tissue culture for other viruses
- SARS, pandemic Influenza by culture and molecular (PCR) methods
- Electron microscope
Virology Program
- Viral Serology for:
- Hepatitis A,B, C
- Hepatitis genotyping by (PCR)
- HIV
- Parvovirus
- Epstein Barr, Cytomegalovrius
- Measles, mumps
- Herpes (Type Specific)
- HIV and other viral markers for the Organ Donor Programs (Eye Bank of BC, BC Transplant Society)
- Prenatal screen panel for HIV, Rubella, Hep B Surface Antigen
Zoonotic Emerging Pathogens
Program Head:
M. Morshed
Section Head:
Quantine Wong
Staff:13
Research:
- Zoonotic diseases
- Syphilis
- Helicobacter pylori
Muhammad Morshed, MSc, PhDClinical ProfessorDept Path & Lab MedicineUniversity of British Columbia
Email: muhammad.morshed@bccdc.ca
Zoonotic Emerging Pathogens
- Testing for diseases transmissible from animals to man (zoonoses)
- Vector-Borne diseases: Lyme disease, West Nile virus, Relapsing Fever
- Emerging Pathogens: Syphilis screening and confirmation, Helicobacter pylori
- Unusual bacterial, fungal and parasitic serologies
- Reference services and field studies for zoonotic outbreaks
- Molecular diagnostics for WNV in mosquitoes, syphilis and Borrelia
Hanta Virus
Objectives
- To describe the different microbiology disciplines
- To outline Core Functions of public health labs, outlining some Why, What and Who’s
- To list provincial, national and international public health partners
- To describe how all microbiology labs collaborate in the public health network
- To let you know what BCCDC and what BCCDC Laboratory Services does (your provincial public health reference microbiology labs)
Public Health Labs TeamComing to Health Authorities
- Pan Flu Molecular
- Other PH Testing
- Quality
- Surveillance
- Education
- Training
- Next few months
- Meet with PH, Labs
Public Health Labs Network Team
- Judy Isaac-Renton (Director)
- Jeff Stott
(Lab Manager)
- Shelley Tiffin (Leader)
- Alan McNabb (Quality, Molecular)
- Others
