Cryptococcus gattii, emergent on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC), Canada, in 1999,
was detected during 2003–2005 in 3 persons and 8 animals that did not travel to …

The urease of Helicobacter pylori has been proposed to be one of its pathogenic factors. A
kanamycin resistance determinant was inserted in a cloned urease gene, and transformation-…

• Expansion of the geographic range of the tick vector Ixodes scapularis in Canada is leading
to increasing numbers of endemic areas for Lyme disease.• Because the specificity of …

Cryptococcus gattii has emerged as a human and animal pathogen in the Pacific Northwest.
First recognized on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, it now involves mainland …

Complexities in the diagnosis of syphilis continue to challenge clinicians. While direct tests (eg,
microscopy or PCR) are helpful in early syphilis, the mainstay of diagnosis remains …

A total of 152 ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) consisting of nine species was collected from 82
passerine birds (33 species) in 14 locations in Canada from 1996 to 2000. The Lyme disease …

During a 3-yr comprehensive study, 196 ixodid ticks (9 species) were collected from 89
passerine birds (32 species) from 25 localities across Canada to determine the distribution of …

Cu-doped p-type ZnO films are grown on c-sapphire substrates by plasma-assisted molecular
beam epitaxy. Photoluminescence (PL) experiments reveal a shallow acceptor state at …

In this paper, the properties of powder metallurgy produced samples of GO reinforced
aluminium composites were examined. Discs of 20 mm diameter and 0.5 mm thickness were …

It has been over a decade since Cryptococcus gattii was first recognized as the causative
organism of an outbreak of cryptococcosis on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. A number of …