Nunavut health officials reported on a trichinosis case in a resident of Sanikiluaq, prompting a health warning for that community. Trichinosis is an infection often caused by eating the roundworm in...

There is an increase in measles in Vancouver, but this time it’s not in Washington state. Health officials in Vancouver, British Columbia reported eight additional measles cases during the past week. This...

Health officials investigating contacts who may have been exposed to a lab confirmed case of measles. According to Region of Peel – Peel Public Health, people in the following areas of Pearson...

Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are reporting an increase in syphilis cases, prompting call to the public of the importance of safer sex practices, including the regular use of condoms...

Officials in Alberta, Canada are reporting the first ever case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. The case was reported in a 400-head hog operation in Alberta, according to Alberta Pork. Alberta...

The Halton Region Health Department is investigating a confirmed case of measles involving an adult in Burlington that has led to potential exposures in public settings in Halton Region and neighboring...

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. today announced that Health Canada has approved the company’s New Drug Submission (NDS) for its anthrax vaccine, BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed). BioThrax is indicated...

In an update on the acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) situation in the US this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports an additional 10 confirmed cases, bringing the total to 116...

The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada, as well as the United States Centers for Disease Control...

Vancouver Coastal Health is warning customers about a sauce being prepared out of a home in Richmond, which could cause botulism. Betty’s King Sauce is considered unsafe because of the potential...