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More Public Walk-in Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Vaccine Clinics Throughout West Nipissing

NORTH BAY, ON – The Health Unit has had additional cases of whooping cough (Pertussis) within the West Nipissing region and across the Health Unit’s district. Due to cases not having epidemiological links, we can say with much certainty that there is community spread and other undetected cases in the district.

Whooping cough is different from a mild cough or the flu. It is a highly contagious respiratory infection. It is spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or...

Two Birds Test Positive for the West Nile Virus in North Bay

NEWS RELEASE

NORTH BAY, ON - Two wild birds (American Crows) in the City of North Bay have tested positive for the West Nile Virus (WNV). The samples were submitted on June 4 by the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative and the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit received the results today, June 7.

Mosquitoes acquire WNV by feeding on infected birds. The virus is spread to humans and other mammals by the bite of an infected mosquito. It is not spread from other animals.

Being bitten by an...

Verdict Shared on Provincial Offence Matter

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

On Monday, June 3, 2024, the Ontario Court of Justice, North Bay Courthouse, rendered its decision concerning the Provincial Offence charges that were issued by the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit against Alexandra Stewart in relation to the business operations of Stewart’s Decorating between January and May of 2021 under both sections 10 of the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act (the “ROA”) and section 100 of the Health Protection and...

Cliniques publiques de vaccination contre la coqueluche dans le Nipissing Ouest

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NORTH BAY - Le Bureau de santé du district de North Bay-Parry Sound (Bureau de santé) organise des cliniques publiques de vaccination contre la coqueluche à Nipissing Ouest en réponse à un nombre accru de cas de coqueluche dans la région de Nipissing Ouest. La coqueluche peut se transmettre à d'autres personnes lorsqu'une personne infectée tousse ou éternue. Elle se transmet plus facilement dans les endroits clos et lorsqu'on se tient à moins d'un mètre d'une personne atteinte de la...

Public Pertussis Vaccine Clinics Throughout West Nipissing

News Release

NORTH BAY – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is hosting public pertussis vaccination clinics in West Nipissing in response to an increased number of cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in the West Nipissing area. Pertussis can spread to others when an infected person coughs or sneezes and it is spread more easily in enclosed areas, and when standing within three feet of someone who has the illness, which can cause a very serious infection of the lungs and...