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Start of Influenza Season Declared in Ottawa
Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2025 11:51 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians & Nurse Practitioners
Date: January 8, 2025
From: Dr. Laura Bourns (Associate Medical Officer of Health)
Dear Colleagues:
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is now declaring the start of the influenza season in Ottawa. The start to influenza season is declared when the percent of respiratory lab specimens positive for influenza (percent positivity) reaches 5% for two consecutive weeks.
For the week ending December 28, the percent of respiratory lab specimens positive for influenza was 9...
Very low risk of hepatitis A following food service establishment exposure
Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 03:47 PM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: December 17, 2024
From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is alerting you to the possibility that patients may seek your assessment related to a potential exposure to hepatitis A. It is possible that patrons of Tim Hortons at 372 Hunt Club Road, Ottawa, between November 15 and December 8, 2024, may have been exposed to hepatitis A, though the risk is deemed very low.
OPH is not recommending hepatitis A...
Public Health Ontario Report: Mycoplasma pneumoniae testing
Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 03:40 PM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: December 10, 2024
From: Dr. Laura Bourns, Associate Medical Officer of Health
In follow up to preliminary laboratory data released by Public Health Ontario (PHO) to public health units on Mycoplasma pneumoniae (shared in a Public Health Alert issued on November 18), PHO has published a report “Mycoplasma pneumoniae Testing at Public Health Ontario”. This report summarizes Mycoplasma pneumoniae testing performed by Public Health Ontario (PHO) from...
Annual Assessment of Student Immunization Records 2024
Posted on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 08:06 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: November 26, 2024
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Deputy Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Annual Assessment of Student Immunization Records
Dear Colleagues,
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is starting the annual process of assessing childhood immunization records for compliance with the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA).
- To attend school in Ontario, students need to be immunized against nine vaccine preventable diseases or have a medical or...
Important Update: RSV Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Beyfortus® Supply
Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 03:41 PM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: November 20, 2024
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Deputy Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Important Update: RSV Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Beyfortus® Supply
Dear Colleagues,
This message follows on the communication sent by Ottawa Public Health (OPH) on November 4, 2024, regarding the supply of monoclonal antibody (mAb) Beyfortus® used for Ontario’s Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) prevention program for infants and high-risk children.
OPH has received...
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