Tag: legionnaires’ disease
Everything you need to know about RSV virus, vaccine availability
Seasonal viruses are beginning to make the rounds in the London region, an annual wave of illness that puts pressure on hospitals. In addition to flu and COVID-19 shots, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines are available for the most vulnerable. Here’s what you need to know. What is RSV? RSV usually causes mild cold-like symptoms […]
What to know as free flu, COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out ahead of virus season
Ontario’s rollout of free flu and COVID-19 vaccines for the general population has begun.
London’s deadly legionnaires’ disease outbreak declared over
A deadly legionnairesâ disease outbreak first declared in London in July is officially over, public health officials said on Friday.
Achoooo! Flu bug lingers as cool weather, cold season looms
No, itâs not your imagination. That stubborn cold is lingering, that nagging cough just wonât go away and flu season is not even in full swing yet. The Middlesex-London Health Unit issued a reminder that as we head indoors and gather together, local residents must also guard against flu and Covid-19. âWe’re monitoring a number […]
London’s legionnaires’ disease outbreak lingers on as another person dies
A second person has died in an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in London that was declared in July and investigators still haven’t found the source of the bacteria that has sent 30 people to hospital, the Middlesex-London Health Unit says. In its first update on the outbreak since Aug. 7, the health unit said five […]
One new case, still no source found in deadly legionnaires’ disease outbreak
One new case of the potentially deadly legionnairesâ disease has been detected locally over the last week, London-area public health officials said Monday amid an outbreak that has four people still recovering in hospital.
Officials offer new details in London’s deadly legionnaires’ disease outbreak
London’s public health agency has found evidence of bacteria in several water systems they’ve tested as they continue to investigate a deadly local outbreak of legionnaires’ disease.
Can London officials pinpoint source of deadly legionnaires’ disease outbreak?
Public health officials are promising an update Wednesday afternoon, two weeks after the first reported cases, about an outbreak of a rare disease that has hospitalized nearly two dozen people and killed one. The Middlesex-London Health Unit, with help from Public Health Ontario, is in the midst of investigating an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease â […]
Legionnaires’ disease: One dead, infections rise in London outbreak
One person has died and the infection toll has risen from a rare outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in London
Legionnaire’s disease: Cases in London outbreak rise to 20, 10 in hospital
An outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in London has put 10 people, among 20 confirmed cases, in hospital as public health officials continue to track its source. Patients in hospital are receiving varying degrees of treatment from intravenous antibiotics to being intubated, Joanne Kearon, associate medical officer of health for the Middlesex-London health unit, said Thursday. […]