Amid surging influenza cases provincewide, public-health officials for London and surrounding Middlesex County are reporting 20 times more cases than this time last year.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has declared a second avian influenza outbreak at a farm in Strathroy-Caradoc.
Since first being detected in 2021, a subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza has had a dramatic impact on North America
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency "confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza."
Both MLHU and SWPH are encouraging vaccination to prevent serious illness and slow the spread of respiratory viruses.