Advisories
Public Health Advisory for Residents of Great Slave Region Including: Yellowknife, Hay River, Kakisa, Enterprise, Fort Providence, Behchoko, Detah, and Fort Resolution - Wildfire Smoke Exposure
STI Rates Increasing
STI Rates Increasing
YELLOWKNIFE 23 April 2019 - The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) has issued a Public Health Advisory on escalating rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the Northwest Territories.
The highest distribution of STIs in our population is found primarily in the 15-30 year age group. Although chlamydia is the most common STI in the NWT, there are dramatic increases in gonorrhea and syphilis rates:
Measles Outbreak Rescinded - Inuvik
Landfill Fire Smoke Exposure Advisory Lifted - Hay River
Landfill Fire Smoke Exposure - Hay River
Measles Outbreak - Inuvik
Measles in the NWT (Update)
Risk of Botulism in Hay River
YELLOWKNIFE(July 19, 2018) – Dr. Andre Corriveau, Chief Public Health Officer, is advising anyone who purchased the ready to eat pesto prepared by Riverside Growers NT and sold at the Fisherman’s Wharf Market in Hay River on July 7 and 14, 2018 to discard it and to not eat it.
There is a risk of botulism related to consuming this product.
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