A new installment in Southwestern Public Health’s Vital Perspectives storytelling series focuses on the importance of belonging in schools and its impact on youth.
Southwestern Public Health has confirmed that a mosquito trap located in Tavistock, Ontario, has tested positive for West Nile Virus.
Community vigilance urged as pattern persists of fewer cases reported to the health unit.
Southwestern Public Health has confirmed that a mosquito trap located in Woodstock, Ontario, has tested positive for West Nile Virus. This is the first mosquito trap to produce a positive test in the Southwestern Public Health region in 2025.
A bat located in the City of Woodstock has tested positive for rabies. An individual who was exposed to the bat is receiving rabies post-prophylaxis which will prevent them from contracting the virus.
Results from beach water quality tests are reported weekly from June through September
Southwestern Public Health is issuing a drug watch to its partners and the public based on the following:
Community partners and people who use substances are reporting Carfentanil circulating in our region
Carfentanil is an opioid that is 100 times more toxic than fentanyl
There is no easy way to know if Carfentanil is in the drugs you are using
You can't see it, smell it or taste it. It is extremely toxic, and a very small amount can cause an overdose or even death
On June 5, Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a Special Air Quality Statement for areas of Ontario, including Elgin County and Oxford County due to smoke from ongoing wildfires in parts of Northern Ontario and other areas in Canada.
A measles-related fatality was reported today by Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. The case was from the Southwestern Public Health region.
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