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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Windsor and Essex County 

With respiratory illness season upon us, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is reminding residents to protect themselves and stay healthy this fall.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has launched a new interactive Food Safety Inspection dashboard.

A reminder of steps to take if you're bitten or scratched by a domestic or wild animal, or directly exposed to a bat.

For Immediate Release
March 17, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. | Windsor and Essex County

The following statement can be attributed to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU):

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit asks anyone who visited the location(s) listed below on the identified date(s) to monitor themselves for symptoms of measles for 7 to 21 days from the date of exposure. Individuals can contact a health care provider to review their immunity status.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit asks anyone who visited the location(s) listed below on the identified date(s) to monitor themselves for symptoms of measles for 7 to 21 days from the date of exposure. Individuals can contact a health care provider to review their immunity status.

In the fall of 2024, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) completed a review of all student immunization records (65,635) and sent out 7,076 notices to elementary students and 4,785 notices to secondary students.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) will be distributing Potassium Iodide (KI) pills to Windsor residents living in the secondary zone which is 80 km from Enrico Fermi 2 Nuclear Generating Station. This initiative is to ensure our community is prepared in the unlikely event of a nuclear emergency.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has observed a significant increase in cases of influenza reported within the region. To date in 2025, the WECHU received more than double the number of reported cases of influenza compared to this time last year.