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Suspected Ebola case in Montreal tests negative for lethal virus

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A patient who recently returned from West Africa and presented symptoms resembling Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Montreal has tested negative for the virus. According to a CBC report Saturday, the patient was...

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Vancouver: Health officials call on MSM to get tested for syphilis as numbers continue to rise

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Public health officials are renewing their call for men who have sex with men to get tested for syphilis as 2013 figures show the number of cases has surpassed the 2012 rate, which was already the highest...

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Belleisle Farms’ cole slaw recalled due to Listeria risk

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Roy Pope and Sons is recalling Belleisle Farms brand cole slaw from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency...

Alberta health officials investigate E.coli outbreak, 125 sickened in past month

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Alberta Health Services (AHS) is currently investigating an outbreak of E.coli O15:7H7 in the province. To date, there has been 125 confirmed cases reported from the five zones. Calgary and Edmonton zones...

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Canada updates travel notice for the Caribbean, first chikungunya cases reported

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The Public Health Agency of Canada updated their travel notice for Chikungunya in the Caribbean and the Americas Aug. 5 as the number of locally acquired cases of the mosquito borne virus in the Western...

Ebola Virus Disease

Canada to donate experimental Ebola vaccine, VSV-EBOV, to battle outbreak

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The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, today announced that the Government of Canada will donate doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada to the...

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Canada: Traveler from Nigeria being tested for Ebola

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William Osler Health System’s Brampton Civic Hospital is currently testing a patient who recently traveled to Canada from Nigeria and presented with symptoms including fever, headache and malaise. This...

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Marc Angelo salami recalled due to possible Listeria contamination

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Concord Premium Meats Ltd. is recalling Marc Angelo brand Genoa Salami from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)...

Second hantavirus death reported in Saskatchewan

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Saskatchewan health officials are advising the public  to take precautions against hantavirus infections after reporting the fourth case and second fatality of 2014 in a  northern Saskatchewan adult. They...

Canadian officials issue statement on Ebola

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The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular), today issued the following statement regarding the Ebola outbreak in...