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Canada E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, 21 sickened

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Twenty-one people in three Canadian provinces have been sickened with Escherichia coli O157, or E. coli O157, according to health officials and the culprit appears to be romaine lettuce. Currently,...

Toronto officials report 10 deaths due to a group A streptococcus in 2017

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Just days after Middlesex-London Health officials reported an invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) outbreak that has resulted in nine fatalities in 2017, Toronto health officials have confirmed 10 group...

Mumps cluster reported in Halifax

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  Health officials in Nova Scotia are advising the public to check their vaccination status and be mindful of how to prevent spreading and catching of the mumps virus as the number of cases have...

Mumps in Manitoba: More than 1000 cases in 2017, showing signs of decline

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Manitoba health officials have reported 1,268 confirmed cases of mumps since Sep. 2016 and more than 1,000 cases in 2017 alone. This is a huge difference from the five or less cases reported in a year. While...

Vancouver: Mumps confirmed at UBC Sauder School of Business

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There has been three confirmed mumps cases reported at UBC Sauder School of Business in Vancouver. Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) contacted Students and Faculty of the Bachelor in Commerce Program concerning...

Alberta: Edmonton elementary school student diagnosed with diphtheria

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A student at Evansdale Elementary School in north Edmonton has been diagnosed with the serious vaccine-preventable disease, diphtheria, exposing a number of classmates at the same time, according to...

Staphylococcus toxin concerns prompt recall of chicken strips in Canada

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced last week that Maple Leaf Foods is recalling Maple Leaf brand Chicken Breast Strips from the marketplace because they may contain the toxin produced...

Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen raw breaded chicken expands to Alberta, BC

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The nationwide Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen raw breaded chicken products total has grown and expanded to additional provinces, according Canadian health officials. The Salmonella Enteritidis...

Shingles vaccine, Shingrix, receives approval in Canada

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GlaxoSmithKline announced Friday that Shingrix has been approved in Canada for the prevention of shingles (herpes zoster) in people aged 50 years or older. Shingrix is a non-live, recombinant subunit...

Canada: Increase of invasive Group A Strep reported in Thunder Bay

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Over 2017, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit has seen an increase in the number of cases of invasive group A streptococcal (IGAS) infections in the community. This infection develops when the bacterium Streptococcus...