Southwestern Public Health on Friday urged residents in parts of St. Thomas to boil their water before use after samples tested positive for bacteria. The advisory, issued at 4 p.m., applies to all users on East Avenue, Chester Street, West Avenue, Devonshire Place, Balflour Street, Ada Street, Parkside Drive, Bell Drive, Henry Street, Glenbanner Street, […]
Seven-day reported infections of the measles for Southwestern Public Health have remained in single digits for the past month.
Five news cases of measles were recorded during the week ending June 26 by Southwestern Public Health
A Southwestern Ontario public health unit at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak has reported the fewest new weekly cases in months. The four new measles cases reported by Southwestern Public Health – the health unit for Oxford and Elgin counties, Woodstock and St. Thomas – between June 12 and 19, mark the lowest […]
An infant born prematurely after contracting measles in the womb has died in Southwestern Ontario, the province's top public-health official said on Thursday.
The public health office at the epicentre of Ontario’s measles outbreak has reported the lowest number of new infections in a week since April.
The London-area health unit at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting more than 100 new infections in a week for the first time since the outbreak began in October. Southwestern Public Health reported 104 new measles cases in Elgin and Oxford counties, Woodstock and St. Thomas since May 8 on Thursday. The […]
A London-area public health office at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting its largest weekly surge in cases of the highly infectious disease since it began recording weekly statistics.
A third Oxford County community has been issued a boil water advisory over the past two days by public health officials.
A Southwestern Ontario public-health office has issued a boil water advisory for a small community east of London. Southwestern Public Health, which oversees Oxford and Elgin counties and St. Thomas, on Tuesday issued the warning for all users of the Mount Elgin municipal water system in Oxford County after what officials called a pressure loss […]
Measles cases have surged again for the Southwestern Ontario public health office at the centre of a provincewide outbreak, after a dip in reported cases.