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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SIMCOE, September 28th, 2018- The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) has partnered with the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, Community Health Team to celebrate National Breastfeeding Week October 1st to 7th. For 2018, the theme is “Breastfeeding: Your Support Matters” –a recognition that breastfeeding requires teamwork and support from family, friends, […]
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 […]