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Toronto schools report mumps case, city total now 26

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Officials with the Toronto District School Board (DSB) sent a letter to parents today concerning the mumps outbreak in the city and vaccination requirements for students after reports of a mumps case...

Mumps in Canada: ‘Outbreaks of mumps continue, mostly in young adults’

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The mumps outbreak grows in a number of regions of Canada and it’s reached the point that the country’s Chief Public Health Officer felt it necessary to make a statement on Wednesday. Dr....

Toronto mumps outbreak rises to 18

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In a follow-up on the mumps outbreak in Toronto, city health officials report four additional cases since the outbreak was first reported approximately one week ago. Currently, there have been 18 confirmed...

University of Alberta reports four mumps cases, Toronto outbreak rises

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Mumps cases and outbreaks have been sprouting up over several areas of Canada including the outbreak in Manitoba. Since September 1, 2016 and up to February 16, 2017 there have been 164 confirmed cases...

Mumps outbreak reported in Toronto

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Toronto Public Health (TPH) is currently investigating 14 lab-confirmed cases of mumps involving individuals 18 to 35 years of age. While TPH continues to follow up with exposed individuals who are known...

Norovirus the cause of Humber College outbreak

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In a follow-up report on the outbreak at the Humber College North Campus in Toronto, Toronto Public Health (TPH) reports receiving laboratory results that confirm norovirus was the cause of student illness...

Humber College outbreak: ‘Consistent with a virus’

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The investigation into the outbreak of a yet unidentified etiology at the Humber College North Campus in Toronto continues into the weekend as health officials put the number affected at around 200. According...

C. diff treatment: Single fecal transplant no more effective than standard care

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Researchers at the University Health Network have found that when treating recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (RCDI), a single fecal transplantation delivered by enema is no more effective than...

Toronto: Horse tests positive for West Nile virus, 1st case of 2016

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The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) reported the first equine West Nile virus (WNV) case of the year in the Toronto area. The horse displayed signs of fever, muscle tremors,...

Toronto reports 1st human West Nile virus case of 2016

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Toronto Public Health has received laboratory confirmation that an adult resident in Toronto has tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first human case testing positive for West Nile virus in...