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Southwestern Public Health now offers a discreet, at-home kit for adults to test for various sexually transmitted infections. 

Southwestern Public Health is urging the community to call ahead before visiting health care settings if you have symptoms of or have been exposed to measles. 

Please be advised that all sites operated by Southwestern Public Health are closed until 1:30PM on Wednesday January 29 2025 due to a staff meeting. 

Southwestern Public Health is seeking assistance in identifying a dog involved in a bite incident that occurred at Roth Park Dog Park in Woodstock on January 18, 2025, around 5 p.m.

A new measles exposure in a healthcare setting has prompted Southwestern Public Health to issue an urgent call for prevention across the region. The potential exposure occurred at Alexandra Hospital’s emergency department (29 Noxon Street, Ingersoll) on January 17, 2025 between 11:57 PM and January 18, 2025 at 02:13 AM.

The potential measles exposure happened on January 15, 2025, between 9:30PM and January 16 at 1:44AM at Woodstock Hospital – Emergency Department.

Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures next week as low as -19˚C with wind chill values ranging between -25˚C and-35˚C, in the SWPH region beginning overnight on Sunday and continuing into Wednesday, January 22, 2025.

The potential measles exposure happened on January 14, 2025, between 7:30PM and 10:00PM at Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital – Emergency Department.