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Online Immunization reporting during suspension period

Windsor-Essex County | September 18, 2018, 4:30 pm

Hepatitis A Exposure at the Michigan Renaissance Festival

Pontiac, Michigan | September 14, 2018, 4:00 pm

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Windsor-Essex County

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Health Canada Advisory Regarding Drugs Containing Valsartan Alert

Windsor and Essex County | July 12, 2018, 9:00 am

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News Release: Windsor-Essex Joins World Rabies Day Activities By Offering Low-Cost Rabies Vaccine Clinics

Posted Monday, September 24, 2018

World Rabies Day is a global campaign to help prevent the spread of rabies, the world’s most fatal disease. This year’s theme is Rabies: Share the message. Save a life. By educating ourselves and speaking to others about prevention, we can all play a role in keeping people and animals safe from this disease. In 2017, 149 animals tested positive for rabies in Ontario.

News Release: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Board of Health Confirms Selection of New Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer

Posted Friday, September 21, 2018

After one year in acting roles, Ms. Theresa Marentette and Dr. Wajid Ahmed have been confirmed by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) Board of Health in the positions of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Medical Officer of Health (MOH) respectively.

News Release: Students in Senior Kindergarten to Grade 5 with Incomplete Immunization Records Suspended from School Today

Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2018

The Windsor Essex County Health Unit suspended 578 students born between 2008 and 2013 with incomplete immunization records today. The school suspension can last up to 20 days.

Low-Cost Rabies Vaccine Clinics on September 29, 2018

Posted Monday, September 17, 2018

The Essex County Veterinarian Association is coordinating three low-cost rabies vaccines clinics in Windsor-Essex County on Saturday, September 29th, 2018 to promote owners of cats and dogs to vaccinate their pets against this disease.

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