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West Nile virus confirmed in Ottawa area mosquitoes; first Ottawa human case of 2024
Posted on Monday, July 22, 2024 08:45 AM
To: All Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: July 19, 2024
From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health
Subject: West Nile virus confirmed in Ottawa area mosquitoes; first Ottawa human case of 2024
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 2024 season and a human case...
Listeriosis, plant-based refrigerated beverage recall
Posted on Monday, July 15, 2024 04:11 PM
To: All Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: July 15, 2024
From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health
Subject: Listeriosis, plant-based refrigerated beverage recall
You may receive questions about a product recall concerning plant-based refrigerated beverage products potentially contaminated with Listeria. To date, there have been no reported listeriosis cases in Ottawa related to this recall; in Ontario there have been nine confirmed cases.
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Increase in pertussis (whooping cough) cases in Ottawa
Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2024 03:52 PM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: July 11, 2024
From: Dr. Laura Bourns, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Increase in pertussis (whooping cough) cases in Ottawa
In recent weeks, there has been an increase in the number of pertussis cases reported in Ottawa.
Epidemiology
In 2024 (as of July 8), 10 cases of confirmed or probable pertussis in Ottawa residents have been reported to Ottawa Public Health (OPH). In 2023, there were six cases of pertussis reported. The average...
Changes to publicly funded pneumococcal vaccine program
Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 09:49 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: July 9, 2024
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Deputy Medical Officer of Health
Dear Colleagues,
Please see attached notice and documents from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health advising that Ontario’s publicly funded pneumococcal vaccine program is transitioning to the following new pneumococcal vaccines:
• Pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate (Pneu-C-15), Vaxneuvance
• Pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate (Pneu-C-20), Prevnar 20
The product transition is...
Changes to Vaccine Requirements for Children Previously Immunized with Oral Poliovirus Vaccine
Posted on Wednesday, July 03, 2024 03:10 PM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: July 3, 2024
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Deputy Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Changes to Vaccine Requirements for Children Previously Immunized with Oral Poliovirus Vaccine
Dear Colleagues,
Please be aware of updated provincial polio vaccine recommendations for children previously immunized with oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV). Please note that these changes impact children (ages 0 - 17 yrs) vaccinated internationally (e.g., newcomers to Canada) as...
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