A new case of measles infection has been confirmed in the Lower Mainland, in a visitor from Ontario who travelled to Vancouver and Chilliwack on April 20, 2025.
There has been an increase in overdose events in the community of Terrace, linked to purple and blue drugs. Overdoses are occurring when these drugs are smoked and injected.
Spring is here and warmer weather means more people will be spending time outdoors in tall grass or wooded areas. This can also mean an increased chance of getting tick bites.
Interior Heath is issuing a drug alert for a red substance sold in Vernon as down. This drug contains carfentanil (1.5%), fentanyl (3%), fluorofentanyl and desalkylgidazepam (benzodiazepine). There is an extreme disk of overdose and a high risk of fatal overdose. Risk also include amnesia, sleepiness, nodding out for a long time.
Drug poisonings are increasing in communities on Central Vancouver Island. Friends, family and community members using unregulated substances face increased risk.
People in British Columbia are urged to prepare for seasonal hazards as the warming weather increases the likelihood of climate-related emergencies, including spring flooding, wildfires and drought.
Drug poisonings are increasing in Port Alberni. Friends, family and community members using unregulated substances face increased risk.
Vancouver, B.C. — A new case of measles infection has been confirmed in the Lower Mainland, in a resident of the Vancouver Coastal Health region who travelled abroad to East Africa and Asia. Public health officials from VCH are following up directly with individuals who are known to have been exposed to this case. to this case.
Vancouver, B.C. — Mpox remains a public health concern in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, with a recent increase in cases, predominantly among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) who have not received two doses of ImvamuneTM, the vaccine used for the prevention of mpox.
