As measles continues to circulate in the Windsor-Essex community, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is advising all day camps and summer programming providers to take proactive steps to protect the health of children and staff.
On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the media is invited to the start of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s active tick surveillance program.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has worked with a panel of youth judges to complete three rounds of youth voting, narrowing down 64 Connected, Not Controlled public service announcement (PSA) video submissions. The top five videos in the Grade 6 - 8 and Grade 9 - 12 divisions are now open for public voting.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has launched the 2025 beach water quality testing program at 8 local beaches.
Issued: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Windsor and Essex County
The following statement can be attributed to Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, the Medical Officer of Health for the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU):
Every year the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit receives reports about animal bites and scratching incidents to people. In fact, in 2024, there were 1,064 cases reported to the health unit that involved both domestic and wild animals. The health unit follows up on all reported cases to ensure the person who was bit or scratched is not at risk of getting rabies.
At a media event in the Municipality of Leamington this morning, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s (WECHU) Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh shared information on the increasing cases of measles within the region and steps that residents can take to keep safe ahead of the coming holiday weekend.
Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, the Medical Officer of Health at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) will provide an update on the status of measles in Windsor-Essex County.