TY - JOUR KW - British Columbia KW - China KW - History, 19th Century KW - History, 20th Century KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Quarantine AU - Johnston P AB -

Although the first case of leprosy in Canada was detected in 1815 in New Brunswick, the saddest chapter concerning the disease's history in Canada did not open until the late 1800s when leprosy was discovered among Chinese migrant workers on Canada's West Coast--a chapter that was not closed until 1957. Penelope Johnston relates the story of British Columbia's "Island of Death," where lepers used to be quarantined.

BT - CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7697589?dopt=Abstract DA - 1995 Mar 15 IS - 6 J2 - CMAJ LA - eng N2 -

Although the first case of leprosy in Canada was detected in 1815 in New Brunswick, the saddest chapter concerning the disease's history in Canada did not open until the late 1800s when leprosy was discovered among Chinese migrant workers on Canada's West Coast--a chapter that was not closed until 1957. Penelope Johnston relates the story of British Columbia's "Island of Death," where lepers used to be quarantined.

PY - 1995 SP - 951 EP - 2 T2 - CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne TI - BC's "Island of death" marked a sad chapter in Canada's medical history. VL - 152 SN - 0820-3946 ER -