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Canada salmonella outbreak grows: 68 cases in nine provinces

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The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial and territorial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis...

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S. Alberta reports increase in gonorrhea

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Alberta health officials are reporting a spike in gonorrhea cases in the South Zone early in 2018, an issue that officials find very concerning. Between January and March of 2018, 11 cases of gonorrhea...

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Toronto: Officials warn of possible hepatitis A exposure for patrons of Union Station restaurant

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Toronto Public Health is advising anyone who consumed food or beverages at the Calii Love kiosk located at Union Station between May 14 and 29, and on June 8 and 9, between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4...

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Canada: Study looks at clinical manifestations of Lyme disease in Ontario

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Researchers from the Enteric, Zoonotic and Vector-borne Diseases, Communicable Diseases, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in a study published in PLoS...

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Toronto investigates imported measles case

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Toronto health officials announced the investigation of a lab-confirmed case of measles in an adult who recently travelled abroad. Members of the public may have been exposed to measles in the following...

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Canada norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters over

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Canadian health officials reported this week that the norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters from British Columbia appears to be over. A total of 176 cases of gastrointestinal illness linked to oyster...

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Edmonton health alert issued over confirmed measles case

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Alberta health officials issued a public health alert this week in response to a lab-confirmed measles case in an individual that visited several public settings in Edmonton, while infectious. Individuals...

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Canada reports E. coli cases linked to romaine lettuce

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In the United States, 149 people in 29 states have been infected with an outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 . One death has been recorded. The outbreak has been linked to romaine lettuce from the...

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Toronto reports confirmed measles case in infant

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Toronto Public Health (TPH) is investigating a lab-confirmed case of measles in an infant who recently travelled abroad. Members of the public may have been exposed to measles in the following settings: April...

Whooping cough in Ontario is happening much more frequently than previously known, reinforcing the importance of up-to-date vaccinations to protect yourself and loved ones from getting sick. Image/Public Health Ontario and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences

Ontario: Whooping cough cases happening much more frequently than previously known

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New research from Public Health Ontario(PHO) and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) suggests that whooping cough cases in Ontario are happening much more frequently than previously...