The Chief Public Health Officer is advising the residents of Pangnirtung that due to a recent increase in the number of active tuberculosis (TB) cases in the community, the Department of Health is declaring an outbreak of tuberculosis.
September 25 to October 1 is Concussion Awareness Week. This has been established to increase awareness, prevention, and management of concussions by providing information and encouraging action across Canada.
The Department of Health is advising residents of Rankin Inlet that a dog suspected of carrying rabies was euthanized in the community on November 23, 2022.
The Department of Health is advising residents of Iqaluit that a fox suspected of being infected with rabies may have been in contact with several domestic dogs.