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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
Simcoe, ON – September 27th 2018. With notification of the first human case of Lyme disease in Norfolk County in 2018, the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) is reminding the public to take precautions to protect themselves from ticks. To date, the HNHU has collected 72 deer ticks from areas in Haldimand and Norfolk counties through […]
Simcoe, ON Sept. 26th, 2018 The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) has identified six human cases of West Nile virus within the region. There was one death reported as a result of the virus in the area. In 2017, there was one confirmed West Nile virus human case in the Haldimand and Norfolk area. Most recent […]
SIMCOE- August 15, 2018- Two horses in the Dunnville area have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis virus earlier this month after showing neurological symptoms. Reports indicate that both horses were not vaccinated against the virus. Although the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit has not had a report of a horse positive for the virus since 2009, […]
August 1st, 2018 Simcoe, ON The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) has recorded its first batch of mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus in five years. These positive mosquitoes came from one of the HNHU’s mosquito traps located in Simcoe. Mosquito trapping is done as part of the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s West Nile Program to […]
Simcoe, ON May 22nd, 2018 The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) will be in both Haldimand and Norfolk counties dragging for deer ticks throughout May and June. The public may see the HNHU staff, dressed in white coveralls, out in the field. Active tick surveillance consists of collecting deer ticks, the main carrier of Lyme disease, […]