Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 09:30 AM
To: Ottawa ImmunizersFrom: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public HealthDate: September 17, 2019
Dear Colleagues,
We are writing to provide information on the 2019-2020 Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP). Ontario’s UIIP provides publicly funded influenza vaccine for all individuals aged 6 months or older who live, work or attend school in Ontario. The program is administered by the provincial Ministry of Health. Vaccines are distributed to pharmacies via...
Posted on Tuesday, September 03, 2019 04:00 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Departments and Walk-in Clinics, IPAC teamsFrom: Dr. Sarah Funnell, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public HealthSubject: West Nile Virus confirmed in Ottawa area mosquitoes
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is writing to heighten your awareness of the possibility of illness from West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in Ottawa. OPH has received the first positive results for WNV from Ottawa area mosquito traps for the 2019 season.
This...
Posted on Friday, August 23, 2019 11:00 AM
To: Ottawa Family Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, ER Physicians, Emergency Departments, ID Physicians, Travel Clinics, Walk-in Clinics, PediatricsFrom: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public HealthSubject: UPDATED Rabies PEP shortage: RabIg sparing measures
Following the memo sent to healthcare providers by Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health on August 13th, 2019 regarding the Rabies PEP shortage: RabIg sparing measures, the...
Posted on Monday, August 19, 2019 05:00 AM
To: ID Physicians, ER Physicians, Emergency DepartmentsFrom: Dr. Monir Taga, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public HealthDate: August 15, 2019
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) received information from Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit that a veterinarian in their region diagnosed 2 horses with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). No human cases of EEE have been reported. Historically, Ontario horses have seen rare outbreaks of EEE but only one human case of EEE has ever been...
Posted on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 04:30 AM
To: Ottawa Family Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, ER Physicians, Emergency Departments, ID Physicians, Travel Clinics, Walk-in Clinics, PediatricsFrom: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public HealthSubject: Rabies PEP shortage: RabIg sparing measures
The Ministry of Health is asking that the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations be used for the administration of rabies immune globulin (RabIg).WHO recommends to infiltrate as much as possible of the calculated...