Public Health Ontario

Public health officials at the epicentre of Ontario's measles outbreak near London have flagged four new exposure sites.

London public health officials are warning people may have been exposed to measles at Children’s Hospital in recent days, as communities outside of the city deal with multiple cases of the highly contagious virus. The Middlesex-London Health Unit released a public alert Sunday about a Thursday night measles exposure at Children’s Hospital at London Health […]

Confirmed cases of measles have spiked over the past two days in one area of Southwestern Ontario amid an outbreak declared last month.

London public health officials are warning of several potential measles exposures at area hospitals in the last two weeks.

An uptick in ticks across Southwestern Ontario could signal trouble from the disease-spreading parasites following a warm winter, public-health authorities warn. Southwestern Public Health, which serves Oxford and Elgin counties and St. Thomas, is reminding people to be vigilant after seeing increased numbers of the bloodsuckers early this year. “Usually

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Public health officials are warning of the risk of COVID as the region and the province document evidence of a rise in cases. This week, three London-area hospitals announced they are updating their masking policies in an attempt to combat the spread of the virus. Here’s what is happening in

A pandemic-era mainstay, facemasks, are once again mandatory for St. Thomas hospital and being recommended by London's two hospitals. Read More