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...

Markham, Ontario food company, Sofina Foods Inc Friday recalled Janes brand Pub Style Chicken Burgers from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. The affected product is described...

Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) has been a big health news topic in the United States this year with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reporting 62 confirmed cases in 22 states. To...

A diagnosis of naturally acquired anthrax has been confirmed in the death of 13 livestock on a farm near Fort St. John. The animals are thought to have contracted the disease from exposure to dormant...

The chief provincial public health officer confirmed today that two cases of measles have been reported in Manitoba. The individuals live in the area of the Interlake Eastern Regional Health Authority...

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Government of Canada announced a $4 million investment in a new multidisciplinary research network that will bring together scientists, clinicians,...

There were 959 probable and confirmed cases of Lyme disease reported in Ontario in 2017. This was three times higher than the 5-year (2012–2016) average of 313, according to surveillance published...

The Nunavut Department of Health is advising residents of Sanikiluaq that a walrus has tested positive for trichinella. Health officials advise the public that if you ate uncooked walrus recently, and...