Public Health Ontario

The top doctor of a health office at the epicentre of Ontario's measles outbreak continues to urge vaccination as the best defence

A surge of measles cases on London’s doorstep has led to the first case of the highly infectious disease in Middlesex-London. The case reported Monday by the Middlesex-London Health Unit comes after several reports of measles exposure in London and Strathroy since late January. “The individual was likely exposed while visiting a neighbouring jurisdiction,” the […]

Southwestern Public Health is expanding first-dose vaccination eligibility to help protect infants

Confirmed cases of measles have spiked over the past two days in one area of Southwestern Ontario amid an outbreak declared last month.

London public health officials are warning of several potential measles exposures at area hospitals in the last two weeks.