Peterborough Public Health

• Whooping cough cases appear in Peterborough-area schools: health unit

  Peterborough Public Health urges residents to review their immunization records and get up to date with pertussis immunizations.

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• Peterborough health unit offers to cover wastewater surveillance costs after Ontario ends program

  The Ontario government will end its wastewater surveillance program for COVID-19 on July 31. However, officials in Peterborough have expanded the program to test for other viruses.

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  Jun 14
  
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• Bird found dead in Peterborough region tests positive for West Nile virus

  The health unit says in 2023, no mosquitoes found tested positive for West Nile virus, however, there were confirmed human cases of the virus in Ontario.

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  May 30
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• Peterborough health unit issues alert following overdose spike

  The health unit says two substances — light yellow and pink or light green — are being sold as down. The drugs contain bromazolam, a powerful sedative not approved in Canada.

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  May 6
• Whooping cough case confirmed in Peterborough region: health unit

  The health unit did not state where the case was confirmed within its jurisdiction of Peterborough, Peterborough County, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation.

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  Apr 26
• Health unit issues drug poisoning alert for Peterborough area

  Peterborough Public Health reported there were five drug poisonings on April 3 that led to paramedics callsand visits to an emergency department.

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  Apr 4
• Peterborough-area health units urge measles vaccination as Canadian cases rise

  Peterborough Public Health and the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit advise residents to review immunization records and get updated with the measles vaccine.

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  Mar 6
• Drug poisoning alert issued for Peterborough area

  Peterborough Public Health says the substance that led to multiple drug overdoes on March 3 is not yet known.

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  Mar 4
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• Peterborough, HKPR District public health units agree to voluntary merger

  Ontario's Ministry of Health has offered to provide one-time transition funding and three-year merger support for public health units that combined resources by Jan. 1, 2025.

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  Feb 28
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• Peterborough drug alert extended after 5 more overdoses: health unit

  Peterborough Public Health reports another five drug overdoses on Feb. 13, following 14 on the weekend.

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  Feb 14