Virology Program

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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

Martin Petric, PhDClinical Virologist, BCCDC
Laboratory Services, Professor Dept Path Lab
Medicine, UBC, Email Martin.petric_at_bccdc.ca
Mel Krajden, MD FRCPCAssociate Director, BCCDC
Laboratory Services, ProfessorDept Path Lab
Medicine, UBC, Email mel.krajden_at_bccdc.ca
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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

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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

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Zoonotic Emerging Pathogens

• Program Head
• M. Morshed
• Section Head
• Quantine Wong
• Staff13
• Research
• Zoonotic diseases
• Syphilis
• Helicobacter pylori

Muhammad Morshed, MSc, PhDClinical
ProfessorDept Path Lab MedicineUniversity of
British Columbia Email muhammad.morshed_at_bccdc.ca
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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
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Objectives

• To describe the different microbiology
  disciplines
• To outline Core Functions of public health labs,
  outlining some Why, What and Whos
• 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)

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Public Health Labs TeamComing to Health
Authorities

• Pan Flu Molecular
• Other PH Testing
• Quality
• Surveillance
• Education
• Training
• Next few months
• Meet with PH, Labs

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Public Health Labs Network Team

• Judy Isaac-Renton (Director)
• Jeff Stott
• (Lab Manager)
• Shelley Tiffin (Leader)
• Alan McNabb (Quality, Molecular)
• Others

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Thanks for Your Attention!