The World Health Organization has declared the Zika virus a global public health emergency. UBC and Provincial Health Services Authority experts are available to comment on the mosquito-borne virus and what it means for public health, pregnant women, and babies.
Dr. Deborah Money
UBC Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre
Email: DMoney@cw.bc.ca
Tel: 604.875.3459
- Infectious diseases and pregnancy
- Provincial management plans
Dr. Srinivas Murthy
UBC Department of Pediatrics
Child & Family Research Institute at Children’s Hospital
Email: Srinivas.Murthy@cw.bc.ca
- Pediatric infectious diseases
- Biology, symptoms and pathology of the disease
Dr. David Patrick
UBC School of Population and Public Health
BC Centre for Disease Control
Tel: 604.822.3910
Email: david.patrick@ubc.ca
- Mosquito–borne virus
- Infectious disease and public health risk
Dr. Julie Van Schalkwyk
UBC Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre
Email: jvanschalkwyk@cw.bc.ca
Tel: 604.872.5484
- Infectious diseases and pregnancy
- Provincial management plans