Johnston P
CMAJ. 1995 Mar 15;152(6):951-2.
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.
尽管加拿大的首例麻风病病例于1815年在新不伦瑞克被发现,但加拿大该疾病历史上最悲惨的篇章直到19世纪末才拉开帷幕,当时在加拿大西海岸的中国移民工人中发现了麻风病——这一篇章直到1957年才结束。佩内洛普·约翰斯顿讲述了不列颠哥伦比亚省“死亡岛”的故事,麻风病人过去曾在那里被隔离。