News and updates from our medical health office.
View the Population and Public Health report: Impacts of extreme heat events on emergency department visits and deaths in Fraser Health, 2021. Published on March 25, 2022.
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September 17, 2021Last season, over 30% more doses of influenza vaccines were delivered than a usual year in the Fraser Health region.
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August 13, 2021Public Health has noted a recent increase in food-borne illness caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections among BC residents, above what we usually expect at this time of year. These have occurred across the province but the majority of cases reside in or have visited coastal areas.
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July 22, 2021B.C. entered a provincial state of emergency on July 21, 2021, due to the worsening wildfire situation.
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June 25, 2021
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June 24, 2021The heat season is having an early start this year and the temperature forecast from Environment Canada indicates Western Canada will be facing above normal temperatures this summer.