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Tick Talk: Quick links to resources for Lyme Disease

It’s tick season and very likely that you will be asked about ticks and Lyme disease in your practice. It might be useful to have a short-list of resources at your disposal. For your convenience, we have provided links below:

• OPH’s Lyme disease resources for physicians.
• OPH’s Health Care Providers Lyme disease reporting form (PDF)

• OPH’s Lyme disease resources for the public.

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Hepatitis A: Extended social cluster

To: Family Physicians, Infectious Diseases Specialists, Emergency Physicians, Emergency Departments,PediatriciansFrom: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of HealthSubject: Hepatitis A: Extended social cluster

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is writing to alert you to 4 confirmed cases of hepatitis A and 4 further persons under investigation in an extended family/social network of children and young adults in Ottawa. OPH has offered hepatitis A vaccination to child and adult contacts of these...

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Save the Date : Ottawa Public Health hosting 2nd annual 2019 Family Physician Update

Join Ottawa Public Health for our 2nd annual Family Physician Update in Fall 2019, in partnership with the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development.

Details

• October 3rd, 2019,  5 to 9 pm
• St. Elias Centre, 750 Ridgewood Ave., Ottawa
• Cost is only $45. Dinner is included (buffet).

Topics

This professional development event for Ottawa family physicians comprises three consecutive one-hour sessions on:

• Lyme disease - prevention, tick bites, prophylaxis, and diagnosis
• Latent TB...

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New Measles Case in Ottawa, May 22, 2019

To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Midwives

From: Dr. Robin Taylor, Associate Medical Officer of Health

Subject: New Measles Case in Ottawa

A new case of measles, that may be associated with international travel, has been reported to Ottawa Public Health. This case is not related to the two prior cases of measles identified in April 2019. Secondary cases from this new measles exposure could occur any time until June 9, 2019.

Ottawa Public Health is following up with the identified contacts...

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XDR S. Typhi in Pakistan

To: Family physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Infectious Diseases specialists, ER physicians, ER departments, Microbiologists, Laboratories, Travel ClinicsFrom: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of HealthSubject: XDR S. Typhi in Pakistan

The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has shared the following information with Ottawa Public Health. As travellers exposed to extensively drug resistant Salmonella entericaserotype Typhi (XDR S. Typhi) associated with an ongoing outbreak in Pakistan may be...

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