News Releases

News Releases

12

Jun

2025

Deceased crow found in Grey-Bruce tests positive for West Nile Virus

Grey Bruce Public Health has received confirmation that an American crow, found deceased in Bruce County, has tested positive for the mosquito-borne West Nile Virus.

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5

Jun

2025

Grey Bruce Public Health shares steps that are taken when a measles case is reported in a school

As Ontario continues to experience a multi-jurisdictional measles outbreak, Grey Bruce Public Health is advising the community of the steps that are taken if an individual with measles attends a school

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4

Jun

2025

It’s tick season in Grey-Bruce, and Public Health is reminding people to take steps to prevent tick bites

Grey Bruce Public Health is reminding residents and visitors that blacklegged ticks – capable of transmitting bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can cause potentially serious diseases, including Lyme disease, in people – are primarily active in the spring and summer and are present in the area.

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23

May

2025

Grey Bruce Public Health reflects on 25th anniversary of Walkerton E. coli outbreak

This month marks 25 years since the Walkerton E. coli tragedy – the waterborne outbreak that caused seven deaths and sickened more than 2,300 people and led to sweeping changes to Ontario drinking water regulations.

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14

May

2025

Public Assistance Request – Dog Bite – Grey Highlands

Grey Bruce Public Health is seeking the public’s assistance in finding the owner of a dog involved in a biting incident that occurred on Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Grey Highlands.

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9

May

2025

Babies, children under 5 can now receive measles vaccines earlier in Grey-Bruce

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is recommending families in western Ontario, including in Grey-Bruce, seek earlier measles vaccination for babies and children under five as the area continues to record cases of the airborne virus.

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2

May

2025

GBPH notifying community of additional measles exposure locations in Grey-Bruce

Grey Bruce Public Health is advising the public of two measles exposure locations, identified during a contact-tracing investigation into a new confirmed case of the virus.

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2

May

2025

GBPH advising community of measles exposure location in Grey-Bruce

Grey Bruce Public Health is advising the public of a new measles exposure location.

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28

Apr

2025

GBPH notifying public of measles exposure locations in Grey-Bruce

Grey Bruce Public Health is advising the public of several locations where people may have been exposed to measles.

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25

Apr

2025

Grey Bruce Public Health reporting new measles exposure location

Grey Bruce Public Health has been notified of a new laboratory-confirmed measles case in an unvaccinated child from Grey-Bruce.

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