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NEWS RELEASE

NORTH BAY, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is pleased to announce the availability of a new preventive medication for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) for newborns and Oct 28, 2024

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

NORTH BAY, ON — Individuals have a couple months left to submit a tick to the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) for laboratory testing. Effective January 1, 2025, the public will be asked to use online tools to assess the risk of tick-borne disease transmission.

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NEWS RELEASE

NORTH BAY, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit is gearing up to protect residents against the flu and COVID-19 as we enter another respiratory season. Starting mid-October, the Health Unit will offer both vaccines to high-risk individuals, with availability opening to the general population in November.

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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.

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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.

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NEWS RELEASE

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.

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NEWS RELEASE

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.

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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.

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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.

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