Tag: Public Health Ontario
Public health investigates measles case reported at Flesherton school
A measles case at a Flesherton school has led local public health officials to take steps to prevent the disease’s spread there. Grey Bruce Public Health confirmed on Friday that it received a report of an individual who had contracted measles who attended MacPhail Memorial Elementary School on May 20. The case led the local […]
Infant dies after contracting measles in utero in Southwestern Ontario
An infant born prematurely after contracting measles in the womb has died in Southwestern Ontario, the province’s top public-health official said on Thursday.
Arrival of tick season in Grey-Bruce prompts public health warning
As spring turns to summer in Grey Bruce, that means it is tick season and the local health unit has put out a reminder about taking steps to prevent tick bites. Blacklegged ticks, which are capable of transmitting bacteria, viruses and parasites that can cause potentially serious diseases in people, are present in the area […]
MEASLES: Are fewer new cases a sign of the outbreak’s end?
The public health office at the epicentre of Ontario’s measles outbreak has reported the lowest number of new infections in a week since April.
More than 100 new measles cases in Elgin, Oxford: Health unit
The London-area health unit at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting more than 100 new infections in a week for the first time since the outbreak began in October. Southwestern Public Health reported 104 new measles cases in Elgin and Oxford counties, Woodstock and St. Thomas since May 8 on Thursday. The […]