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  1. Northwestern Health Unit Public Health Alert – Increase in Cases of iGAS | 2026-01-29

    Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has seen an increase in invasive Group A Streptococcal (iGAS) disease cases in our region recently. Most cases have been identified in the Sioux Lookout health hub (including Northern First Nations) and Kenora areas, but are occurring around the region. Cases are being seen in all age ranges, with the majority in adults aged 30 and over.

    nwhu.on.ca/public-health-alert

    #OnObNWHU #NWHU #iGAS #GroupAStrep #Strep #GroupAStreptococcal #SiouxLookout #Kenora #Northwestern #Ontario #Canada

  2. Outbreak: Invasive group A #strep (#iGAS)
    Facility: Crown Ridge Place
    Facility Type: LTC Home
    Unit/Floor/Area: North Wing
    Location: #Trenton #Ontario
    Date: 2025-02-19

    Public Health Unit: South East Health Unit
    Facility Tracking Hash: #SEHU0031
    PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObSEHU

    Click or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.

  3. Say an atheist prayer for NHS healthcare workers HCWs 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 : twitter.com/doctor_oxford/stat "In 14 years as a doctor I’ve never known such horrific conditions. Patients dying on trolleys with zero dignity. Or screaming & moaning in corridors. Dickensian overcrowding, total implosion. Despair. Weeping staff. Abject misery.

    Do you care at all
    @Jeremy_Hunt
    ?
    @SteveBarclay
    ?" #COVID #NHS #tripledemic #influenza #strep

  4. Ignore the title and reference to ivermectin. This article is not primarily political, but the title reflects how the pandemic in general is political. Don't let that turn you off.

    The article explains our situation really well, including why so many hospitals are filling with sick kids. It's important that people understand the issues discussed in this post.

    #immunodeficiency #ImmuneDysfunction #immunityDebt #LongCovid #postCOVID #OrganDamage #RSV #Strep #SickKids

    thegauntlet.substack.com/p/wit