Updates & Alerts

Read our communications to clinicians regarding updates to the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases in addition to alerts of changes in the local epidemiology of such diseases.

A list of current clinician communications
Date Issued Title Topic
Public Health Update for Clinicians: Legionella Testing Recommendations Infectious Disease Prevention
Public Health Update for Clinicians: Updated Measles Resources Infectious Disease Prevention
Public Health Update for Clinicians: Dramatic Rise in Measles Cases Globally Infectious Disease Prevention
Public Health Alert for Clinicians: Confirmed travel-related measles case in Windsor-Essex Infectious Disease Prevention
Bicillin-LA STI Medication Order Form Now Available on WECHU Website Infectious Disease Prevention
Pharmacy Memorandum: Provincially Funded Medications for the Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) at No Cost to Clients Infectious Disease Prevention
Public Health Updates for Clinicians: Congenital Syphilis on the Rise in Windsor and Essex County Infectious Disease Prevention
New Vector-borne Reportable Illnesses: Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, and Powassan Virus Infectious Disease Prevention
Multi-drug Resistant Neisseria Gonorrhea Infection in Ontario Infectious Disease Prevention
HIV Testing Update Infectious Disease Prevention
XDR Shigella sonnei Infectious Disease Prevention
Mpox Clinician Update Infectious Disease Prevention
Measles Preparedness Infectious Disease Prevention
Case of Tularemia (Windsor and Essex County) Infectious Disease Prevention
Confirmed Cases of Pertussis (Leamington/Wheatley) Infectious Disease Prevention
Syphilis Testing Infectious Disease Prevention
Memo: Aconitine Poisoning Products - Safety Alert
Updated Monkeypox Clinician Update from the Office of the Ontario Chief Medial Officer of Health Infectious Disease Prevention
Updated Recommendations For Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Infectious Disease Prevention
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Infectious Disease Prevention
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Outbreak Infectious Disease Prevention
Ministry of Health reminder regarding influenza vaccine administration Vaccine
Free medications for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections Sexually Transmitted & Bloodborne Infections
Ongoing Outbreak of XDR S. Typhi in Pakistan Enteric Diseases/ Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Updated Gonorrhea Guidelines Sexually Transmitted & Bloodborne Infections
Reports of Influenza in young children/infants in Windsor and Essex County Respiratory Diseases/Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Reports of Influenza in young children/infants in Windsor and Essex County Infectious Disease Prevention
PHO Lyme Disease Serology Update Vector-Borne Diseases
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List of links present in page
  1. https://www.wechu.org/professionals/health-care-providers/updates-alerts
  2. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/public-health-update-clinicians-legionella-testing-recommendations
  3. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/public-health-update-clinicians-updated-measles-resources
  4. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/public-health-update-clinicians-dramatic-rise-measles-cases-globally
  5. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/public-health-alert-clinicians-confirmed-travel-related-measles-case-windsor-essex
  6. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/bicillin-la-sti-medication-order-form-now-available-wechu-website
  7. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/pharmacy-memorandum-provincially-funded-medications-treatment-sexually-transmitted
  8. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/congenital-syphilis-rise-windsor-and-essex-county
  9. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/new-vector-borne-reportable-illnesses-anaplasmosis-babesiosis-and-powassan-virus
  10. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/multi-drug-resistant-neisseria-gonorrhea-infection-ontario
  11. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/hiv-testing-update
  12. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/xdr-shigella-sonnei
  13. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/mpox-clinician-update
  14. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/measles-preparedness
  15. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/case-tularemia-windsor-and-essex-county
  16. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/confirmed-cases-pertussis-leamingtonwheatley
  17. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/syphilis-testing
  18. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/memo-aconitine-poisoning
  19. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/updated-monkeypox-clinician-update-office-ontario-chief-medial-officer-health
  20. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/updated-recommendations-personal-protective-equipment-ppe
  21. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov
  22. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-outbreak
  23. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/ministry-health-reminder-regarding-influenza-vaccine-administration
  24. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/free-medications-treatment-sexually-transmitted-infections
  25. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/ongoing-outbreak-xdr-s-typhi-pakistan
  26. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/updated-gonorrhea-guidelines
  27. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/reports-influenza-young-childreninfants-windsor-and-essex-county
  28. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/reports-influenza-young-childreninfants-windsor-and-essex-county
  29. https://www.wechu.org/updates-alerts/pho-lyme-disease-serology-update