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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.

  • Two Haldimand Horses Test Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis

    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, […]

  • West Nile Positive Mosquitoes for the First Time in Five Years

    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 […]

  • The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit Now Conducting Active Tick Surveillance

    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, […]

  • First Rabid Raccoon Found in Norfolk County

    SIMCOE, JANUARY 24th, 2018– The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) was notified yesterday by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry that a raccoon from just north of Simcoe has tested positive for rabies.  While there has been widespread rabies activity within areas of Haldimand County since the raccoon rabies outbreak began in 2015, this is […]