Situation Northwestern Health Unit’s (NWHU) catchment area has the highest rate of blastomycosis in Ontario (2020-2024 annual rate per 100,000: 16.8-49.3 in NWHU, 0.4-0.8 in the rest of Ontario). This alert is to remind local health care partners to think Blastomycosis. Issue Blastomycosis can mimic other respiratory illnesses, disseminated infections Read more…
Situation Although it is known that Northwestern Health Unit’s (NWHU) catchment area has the highest rate of blastomycosis in Ontario (2019-2023 annual rate per 100,000 17.2-50.4 in NWHU, 0.2-0.6 in the rest of Ontario), this alert is to inform you that there has been an increase in reported blastomycosis cases Read more…
Situation Northwestern Health Unit’s (NWHU) catchment area continues to have the highest annual rate of blastomycosis in Ontario. Between 2019 and 2023, the annual rate for NWHU ranged from 17.2-50.4 cases per 100,000 while the rest of Ontario ranged from 0.2-0.6 cases per 100,000. Blastomycosis continues to be seen throughout Read more…
Please be reminded of the possibility of Blastomycosis infection in the region. Blastomycosis has been a reportable disease under the Health Protection and Promotion Act in Ontario since March 2018. In the 4 years since being reportable, an average of 27% of annual cases have been diagnosed in January – Read more…