Tag: Public Health Ontario
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 […]
Measles outbreak: London-area parents advised to move up shots for kids
As measles cases continue to rise, the London-area health unit urges parents to seek early vaccination for children under the age of five
Grey Bruce health unit issues latest measles exposure warning
All who have contracted measles have been unvaccinated against the virus