To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Departments
Date: November 23, 2020
From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Office of Health, Ottawa Public Health
In 2020 to this point in time, 4 cases of blastomycosis in Ottawa residents have been reported to Ottawa Public Health (OPH). Local exposure is likely in all 4 cases – in 3 cases it is supported by a lack of history of travel outside of the Ottawa/Gatineau area within the incubation period. OPH...