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Bed bugs are insects with oval-shaped bodies and no wings. Right now, there are no known cases of any infectious diseases being spread to people by bed bug bites.
This document provides some environmental contaminants, where they are found, and how they come in contact with the human body.
This handy checklist can help identify what you are currently doing and what changes you can make to improve your home environment.
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae in a water sample collected at One Island Lake on August 12, 2024. It is important to remember that water should be avoided whenever a blue-green algae bloom is present, and for about 2 weeks…
June 17, 2019 - Officials at the Health Unit and Bethammi Nursing Home – 2nd Floor, located at 63 Carrie Street, have declared an outbreak of a respiratory illness.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled for this unit until further notice. Visitors to this unit…
June 19, 2019 - Officials at the Health Unit and Bethammi Nursing Home, located at 63 Carrie Street, have extended the respiratory outbreak today to facility-wide.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled for this unit until further notice. Visitors to this unit…
June 27, 2019 - The facility-wide outbreak of gastrointestinal illness at Southbridge Pinewood, located at 2625 E. Walsh Street, has been declared over today at 10am. All restrictions have been lifted.
The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals, long-term…
NOTE: This document will be updated for the 2024-2025 season now that the updated guidance (Recommendations for Outbreak Prevention and Control in Institutions and Congregate Living Settings, 2024) has been received from the Ontario Ministry of Health.