Influenza

Climate change is making it easier for Great Lakes waterbirds to get sick, according to a recent study that identified avian diseases in the Great Lakes, including botulism and avian […]

London Health Sciences Centre has opened extra beds during the “peak” of respiratory virus season but has avoided cancelling surgeries

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is warning residents not to touch wild birds after confirming several geese in the region died from avian flu. The health unit issued a warning Friday after three Canada geese recently found dead in two locations – in London and Strathroy – tested positive for the “highly pathogenic strain” of […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reports seven commercial poultry locations in Southwestern Ontario have been affected by a highly contagious avian influenza since Dec. 14. Worry about bird flu has been ramping up because of a B.C. teen’s recent case and the spread of the virus to dairy herds in the United States. WHAT […]

COVID-19 continues to linger in London and Middlesex, with fatalities and hospital admissions high more than a year after the pandemic ended. There have 35 deaths from COVID-19 in London and Middlesex County since August and 31 people are being treated in hospital for the disease, with three admitted just

The amount of COVID-19 genetic material showing up in London’s sewage is close to the all-time record and much higher than this time last year, but the virus is not hitting hospitals and long-term care homes the way it once might have. Credit community immunity for the disconnect, officials say

London-area hospitals are bracing for a seasonal surge of patients flocking to emergency rooms and are asking people with non-urgent concerns to plan ahead and seek care elsewhere. Read More

Last weekend, my wife and I decided to drive to Wheatley for a surprise birthday party for her brother. Read More

The new COVID-19 booster has arrived in London, just as respiratory virus season kicks off in the region. The Middlesex-London Health Unit has already logged its first lab-confirmed case of influenza A of the 2023-24 flu season, as the push to encourage COVID-19 boosters and flu shots ramps up. Here’s

More than 100,000 London-area kids head back to class in less than two weeks. Along with the usual excitement and stress, parents, children and teachers wonder what a return to normalcy looks like and what to expect in terms of post-pandemic health measures when school resumes. Read More