By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Canadian health officials are reporting 138 COVID-19 confirmed cases and three probable cases in the country through Thursday. Of the confirmed cases, Ontario (59)...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Canadian officials announced the recall of certain Sawmill Bay Shellfish brand Pacific Aquacultured Oysters from the marketplace due to norovirus. They were distributed...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials in British Columbia reported on the sixth COVID-19 case in the province this week. In a joint statement from Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A lab-confirmed measles has been reported in Alberta, Canada. The individual has been in public settings in St. Albert and Edmonton while infectious. Individuals...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews British Columbia Health officials in British Columbia have reported a second 2019 novel coronavirus case in the province. In a joint statement from Adrian Dix, Minister...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Friday, the Ontario Ministry of Health announced the Province’s third confirmed case of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The newly confirmed case, a female in...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control today reported the first confirmed case of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). In a joint statement today, Adrian...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on a report Saturday, officials in Ontario, Canada confirmed that the wife of the province’s first case of Wuhan novel coronavirus has tested...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Toronto-based Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre are reporting caring for a patient who has a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus that originated...

Just as Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber this year announced his Lyme disease diagnosis, bringing new attention to the illness, a University of Guelph research lab has published a paper intended to improve...