Tag: associate medical officer of health

  • First Reported Human Case of West Nile Virus in Toronto

    This is an update to my previous blog Low Risk of West Nile Virus Infection in Toronto. Today, Toronto’s Associate Medical Officer of Health reports the first human case of illness due to the West Nile Virus (WNV) with the following details:

  • Mumps Outbreak in Toronto: Nine Confirmed Cases July 26, 2011

    This is an update to my previous blog Four Cases of Contagious Mumps in the Staff of a Toronto Restaurant. Toronto Public Health’s continuing investigation is reporting today that there have been nine confirmed cases of mumps since July 20, 2011. Here are some commonalities of these nine cases of mumps in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:

  • Four Cases of Contagious Mumps in the Staff of a Toronto Restaurant

    The staff at Ki Restaurant located at 181 Bay Street in Toronto has four cases of mumps, which is being investigated by the Toronto Public Health. Both the Toronto Public Health and the restaurant are working hard together to limit any further spread of the virus. The mumps virus is most commonly found in saliva.…

  • Low Risk of West Nile Virus Infection in Toronto

    It’s been a long while that we have not received news about the West Nile Virus infections from mosquito bites in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Just recently, July 15, Toronto Public Health got their first West Nile Virus positive result for Toronto this year, from their weekly laboratory testing of mosquitoes caught in the 43 mosquito…