Tag: Southwestern Public Health
Public health nurses cite measles risk as pickets protest stalled labour talks
Southwestern Public Health nurses took to the streets in frustration over collective bargaining Wednesday afternoon.
Number of measles cases in London-area health unit nears 200
The top doctor of a health office at the epicentre of Ontario’s measles outbreak continues to urge vaccination as the best defence
Measles lands in Middlesex-London as first case of 2025 reported
A surge of measles cases on London’s doorstep has led to the first case of the highly infectious disease in Middlesex-London. The case reported Monday by the Middlesex-London Health Unit comes after several reports of measles exposure in London and Strathroy since late January. “The individual was likely exposed while visiting a neighbouring jurisdiction,” the […]
Parents to be screened for measles immunity at Children’s Hospital: LHSC
London Health Sciences Centre is changing its visiting policies at Children’s Hospital and its Women’s Care program in response to a surge of measles cases in the London region. The hospital said Friday it is restricting the number of people who can accompany patients, screening parents and caregivers and requiring proof of measles immunity. The […]
Measles causing ‘serious complications in children’: Top doctor
Hospitals in Elgin and Oxford counties are seeing ‘serious complications’ in children with measles, the area medical officer of health says