By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) are reporting chickenpox cases and together with Ottawa Public Health we are declaring it an...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with Ottawa Public Health reported the first human West Nile virus (WNV) case of the year. Ottawa Public Health reminds all residents to continue to protect...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with Ottawa Public Health report the sexually transmitted infection, syphilis, is making a comeback. As reported in the Ottawa Citizen, syphilis has seen...

In a follow-up on the measles situation in Ottawa, health officials have reported an additional case in a person that traveled internationally. The two cases are NOT connected. Ottawa Public Health (OPH)...

Ottawa health officials report investigating one confirmed case of measles in an individual who may not have received all of their required measles vaccines. Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is working closely...

In a follow-up on the acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) situation in Michigan, state health officials are reporting two additional cases involving children in Ottawa and Macomb counties. This brings the state...

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...

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has received lab confirmation of the first human case of the West Nile Virus (WNV) in Ottawa for the 2017 WNV season. OPH reminds all Ottawa residents to protect themselves...

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) and Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit (LGL) are investigating three related cases of measles in unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated individuals who have...

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reminding residents to continue to protect themselves against mosquito bites when going outdoors. Ongoing testing of mosquito pools has confirmed the presence of West Nile...