Under the Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA), Public Health is required to follow up on reports of suspected and/or confirmed outbreaks of enteric and respiratory illnesses in retirement and long-term care homes. The list below provides an up-to-date list of current outbreaks at Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph area retirement and long-term care homes.
* New information since last posting
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Facility Name |
Type of Facility & Affected Area |
Date Declared |
Date Declared Over |
Type of Outbreak Organism (if identified) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Birmingham Retirement Community 356 Birmingham St E, Mount Forest |
Retirement Home - Entire Facility | October 7 | Respiratory - Human metapneumovirus | |
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Lapointe Fisher Nursing Home 271 Metcalfe St, Guelph |
Long Term Care | October 11 | Respiratory | |
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Strathcona Long Term Care Home 720 Princess St, Mount Forest |
Long Term Care - 3rd Floor | October 3 | Respiratory | |
|
Wellington Terrace 474 Charles Allan Way, Fergus |
Long Term Care - Maple Ridge, *Oak Glen | October 16 | Respiratory |
Download printable version of the Outbreak Bulletin (PDF, 1 page)
Food Recall Alerts
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