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Health Department releases report on climate change and air quality in Durham Region

Whitby, Ontario – Climate change is expected to increase exposure to poor air quality for residents of Durham Region and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation and other Indigenous Peoples with whom we share and steward these lands.

To help learn about, prepare for, and act against climate change, Durham Region Health Department has released the report, Assessing the Impact of Poor Air Quality, available at durham.ca/ClimateAndHealth. Part of the series Climate Change and Health in Durham...

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Uxbridge

Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region Health Department has received notification that adult mosquitoes in Uxbridge have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNv) disease. There have now been 26 mosquito batches in Durham Region that have tested positive for the virus this season including five in Clarington, nine in Oshawa, four in Ajax, six in Pickering, one in Whitby and one in Uxbridge.

The current batch of positive mosquitoes was collected from the Health Department’s mosquito trap site located in...

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Whitby

Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region Health Department has received notification that adult mosquitoes in Whitby have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNv) disease. There have now been 19 mosquito batches in Durham Region that have tested positive for the virus this season including four in Clarington, seven in Oshawa, three in Ajax, four in Pickering and one in Whitby.

The current batch of positive mosquitoes was collected from the Health Department’s mosquito trap site located in Whitby. The...

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Ajax and Pickering

Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region Health Department has received notification that adult mosquitoes in Ajax and Pickering have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNv) disease. There have now been six mosquito batches in Durham Region that have tested positive for the virus this season including two in Clarington, two in Oshawa, and one each in Ajax and Pickering.

The current batches of positive mosquitoes were collected from Health Department mosquito trap sites located in Ajax and Pickering. The...

Durham Region Health Department advising of potential exposure to confirmed measles case

Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region Health Department is notifying the community of a potential measles exposure at a local area church. The case is from outside of Durham Region but visited this church while contagious.

The Health Department is currently working to identify known contacts who may have been exposed. There have been no cases of measles reported in Durham Region so far for 2025.

The Health Department advises anyone who believes they may have been exposed to the measles virus at the...