Infectious Diseases

Planning to travel abroad?

Stay informed of potential health risks and ways to help reduce them

Travel health notices

• COVID-19
  Self-isolation guidance, vaccination and public health advice
• Mpox (Formerly Known as Monkeypox)
  How it spreads, symptoms and vaccination
• Flu (Influenza)
  Getting a flu shot, flu activity in Niagara and flu information
• Ticks and Lyme Disease
  Removing, identifying and submitting ticks and Lyme disease information
• Sexually Transmitted Infections
  Prevention, symptoms and how to get tested
• Tuberculosis
  General information and resources
• West Nile Virus
  How to reduce your risk and symptoms
• Norovirus
  Prevention and symptoms
• Other Infectious Diseases
  See a list of infectious diseases from the Public Health Agency of Canada
• Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Infection Prevention and Control Hub
  Infection prevention and control support for group living settings