Tag: toronto public health

  • 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…

  • Health Alert: Possible Risk of Blood-Borne Diseases at Two Body-Piercing Businesses

    No infections have been reported in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. However, Toronto Public Health has found that inadequate infection control practices may have put individuals at increased risk of blood-borne diseases at the following two body-piercing businesses: NY NY Body Piercing, 1700 Wilson Ave., Unit 151, Toronto New York New York (Accessories & Body Piercing), 423…

  • Toronto’s Free Fourth Annual TB (Tuberculosis) Update on World TB Day

    Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health problem. These are the WHO Stop TB stats: each year, 9 million new cases of TB which causes 2 million deaths all countries are affected, but most cases (85%) occur in Africa (30%) and Asia (55%), with India and China alone accounting for 35% of all cases 22…

  • Board of Health Pleads for Provincial Government to Axe OHIP Waiting Period for Landed Immigrants

    There is considerable consternation among Canadians in Toronto due to the fact that there are about 300 cases of tuberculosis (TB) a year in the city, many of them in individuals who come from countries where the illness is widespread. Furthermore, newcomers without coverage are hesitant to see a doctor, which puts their health and…

  • Health Alert: Hepatitis A Identified in Restaurant Employee

    News Release January 26, 2011 Hepatitis A identified in restaurant employee Toronto Public Health (TPH) has identified a case of Hepatitis A in an employee who works at the Sierra Grill restaurant at 2901 Bayview Ave. (at Sheppard Avenue). Anyone who has consumed food from this restaurant on Sunday, January 23, 2011 may have been…