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Ontario calls in federal help in C. difficile outbreak
A deadly outbreak of C. difficile in southern Ontario raises concerns about the province's health system. The bacteria has been linked to more than a dozen deaths in the region since late May.
Updated: Thu Jul. 07 2011 13:19:12
CTV.ca News Staff
A field epidemiologist with the Public Health Agency of Canada has been asked to step in to help investigate the outbreak of the deadly superbug C. difficile in hospitals in Ontario's Niagara region.
The Ontario government, on behalf of the Niagara Region Public Health Department and Niagara Health System, reportedly asked for the federal government's help.
At least four hospitals in the Niagara Region and one in Guelph, Ont., have been affected by the outbreak. A number of emergency rooms in nearby towns have also been closed to prevent further spread.
Sixteen people have died since the outbreak began in late May...
Ontario calls in federal help in C. difficile outbreak
A deadly outbreak of C. difficile in southern Ontario raises concerns about the province's health system. The bacteria has been linked to more than a dozen deaths in the region since late May.
Updated: Thu Jul. 07 2011 13:19:12
CTV.ca News Staff
A field epidemiologist with the Public Health Agency of Canada has been asked to step in to help investigate the outbreak of the deadly superbug C. difficile in hospitals in Ontario's Niagara region.
The Ontario government, on behalf of the Niagara Region Public Health Department and Niagara Health System, reportedly asked for the federal government's help.
At least four hospitals in the Niagara Region and one in Guelph, Ont., have been affected by the outbreak. A number of emergency rooms in nearby towns have also been closed to prevent further spread.
Sixteen people have died since the outbreak began in late May...