Since the late summer, the United States and Canada have experienced an outbreak of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) that has been linked to  severe respiratory illness, including several deaths. In the US,...

The number of imported infections of the tropical, mosquito borne viral disease, chikungunya has topped 200 cases in Canada, according to Health Canada earlier this month. The chikungunya virus, which...

The Government of Canada will ship 800 vials of its experimental Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, beginning with its first shipment on Monday, October 20, 2014. The vaccine...

A young  adult male who died last week was confirmed positive for Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), according to British Columbia Public Health Microbiology & Reference Laboratory (PHMRL) Thursday. Health...

The number of confirmed Enterovirus D68 cases in Alberta, Canada has nearly doubled, according to new data from Alberta Health Services (AHS). The total cases jumped 41 cases since the last report, bringing...

Canada’s Minister of Health, Rona Ambrose, announced Monday the the launch of Phase 1 clinical trials for Canada’s Ebola vaccine (VSV-EBOV) at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver...

The number of confirmed Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases increased by two in the province of Alberta as Calgary reported the additional cases, bringing the total in the province to 52. Calgary’s total...

An additional confirmed case of Entervirus D68 (EV-D68) was detected in Calgary, bringing the total confirmed cases in the province to 50, according to Alberta Health Services. Calgary and Edmonton zones...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume and retailers, restaurants and institutions not to sell or use Peppo’s Food’s Hommous due to Listeria monocytogenes. This...

Fruits de Mer Madeleine Inc. is recalling Madeleine brand Tomalley Spread from the marketplace because it may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum. This recall was triggered by the Canadian Food...