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Thunder Bay District Health Unit is reporting a lab-confirmed case of measles. The individual acquired the infection through international travel and is now recovering at home.
The public health investigation is unfolding. At this time, TBDHU is following up directly with known contacts,…
On Friday May 9, 2025, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) reported a lab-confirmed case of measles.
TBDHU is advising people of additional locations where the public may have been exposed to the measles virus:
Wednesday May 7, 2025
Harbourview Family Health Team 10:40…
June 11, 2025
MEMORANDUM
TO: Health Care Providers
FROM: Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health
RE: Update - Measles Outbreak Preparedness and Response
Formerly referred to as the Reportable Disease List
Updated 2025 - Added Candida auris
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae (BGA) in a water sample collected at Hattie Cove on August 11, 2025. Hattie Cove is located within Pukaskwa National Park near Marathon.
Water should be avoided whenever a BGA bloom is…
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae (BGA) in a water sample collected at Marie Louise Lake on September 21, 2024. Marie Louise Lake is located in Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, approximately 85 km east of Thunder Bay, on Highway…
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae (BGA) in a water sample collected at Icarus lake on August 29, 2025. The bloom was observed throughout most of the lake. Icarus Lake is located approximately 100km southwest of Thunder Bay on…