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Mosquitoes continue to pose health risks in Health Unit region

Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2024 11:26 AM

NEWS RELEASE 

PARRY SOUND, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is reminding residents to continue to take precautions against mosquito bites after a positive case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) was confirmed in a horse that became ill around Aug. 12, 2024. 

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness and Ministry of Rural Affairs reported the positive case in a horse from the Parry Sound district on Sept. 4, 2024. Eastern equine encephalitis, a disease...

West Nile Virus Detected in Third Bird in North Bay Parry Sound District

Posted on Monday, August 26, 2024 12:45 PM

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

NORTH BAY, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is reminding residents to take precautions against West Nile Virus (WNV) after a positive case was confirmed in a Broad-Winged Hawk on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.

The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) reported the positive case in the hawk collected in the Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part area. This is the third confirmed case of WNV in a bird in the Health Unit region this year with...

Harmful Blue-Green Algae in Bear Lake

Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2024 02:45 PM

Note: The laboratory results from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks indicated that a harmful algal bloom was not present at the time of sampling (July 29,2024), but had occurred on Bear Lake at some point. 

NEWS RELEASE

SPRUCEDALE, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) would like to advise the public that a harmful algae bloom (cyanobacteria), also known as blue-green algae, has been found in Bear Lake for the first time. Species of the algae...

Whooping Cough Outbreak in Nipissing, Parry Sound Districts

Posted on Wednesday, July 03, 2024 09:15 AM

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NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) has declared a local whooping cough (pertussis) outbreak affecting residents across the Health Unit region. Since January 2024, 16 confirmed cases of pertussis have been reported to the Health Unit. This is an increase from the previous five years, where we had an average of only 3.8 cases per year.

“With the increase of cases throughout the health unit area, many of whom are not linked to each...

The Board of Health for the NBPSDHU Approves New Strategic Plan

Posted on Thursday, June 27, 2024 09:45 AM

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NORTH BAY, ON – During last night’s Board of Health meeting for the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) the board approved the 2024-2027 strategic plan. The plan is an evidence-informed roadmap to guide and prioritize programs and services to address public health needs in the communities we serve.

Plan development took stock of the Health Unit’s past and current efforts to meet community needs and began a process to explore and update the organization’s guiding...

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