NewsDesk @bactiman63 A Group A streptococcal disease (GAS) outbreak (Streptococcus pyogenes) at a Montreal area senior citizen center has resulted in at least four fatalities, according to a City News...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the monkeypox situation in Quebec, Canada, the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) reports 15 confirmed cases of monkeypox as of May 23. Since...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Canadian health officials report two positive monkeypox cases in Quebec. Here is the statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada: The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS)  reports on their Facebook page 17 cases of unusual oral and genital ulcers possibly linked to monkey pox have been reported...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Quebec Health Ministry are reporting an increase in Lyme disease cases through the first 10-plus months of 2019. From the beginning of the year...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Quebec Ministry of Health reported 201 human West Nile virus (WNV) cases in 2018, a record seen in the province, according to a Radio-Canada report (computer translated). In...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) in Quebec announced this week (computer translated) the recall of certain products due to possible norovirus contamination. The products that are...

Montreal health authorities issued a public notice Friday looking for people who may have been exposed to a new confirmed measles case in the city. This new case of measles is linked to the case reported...

Health officials in Quebec, Canada believe they have detected the 1st autochthonous human case of Cryptococcus gattii infection in Eastern Canada in a Montreal woman. According to the case report,...

The number of measles cases in Quebec, Canada has grow quickly from zero to 10 as  Lanaudiere health authorities announced a resident contracted the contagious virus during a visit to a park in California,...