Dr. Bart Harvey

• Hamilton moves risk for West Nile virus infection to high after local human case discovered

  Hamilton's associate medical officer of health says if symptoms do occur, they usually appear two to 14 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.

  Health

  Sep 5, 2023
  
• Hamilton bumps West Nile virus risk assessment after first human case confirmed

  Hamilton officials have confirmed the city has its first local human case of West Nile virus this year, prompting the city's risk assessment to move from moderate to high.

  Health

  Sep 9, 2022
  
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• COVID still likely to hospitalize hundreds of Hamiltonians between fall and end of 2022

  Public health is predicting more COVID activity in the fall among Hamiltonians due to waning immunity and increased transmission through close contact.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2022
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• Hamilton raises West Nile virus risk assessment after batch of mosquitoes test positive

  Hamilton’s medical officer bumped up the risk level of contracting West Nile Virus (WMV) in the city from low to moderate based on recent testing of mosquito pools in the city.

  Health

  Jul 29, 2022
• Hamilton raises West Nile virus risk assessment after first local human case discovered

  Hamilton's associate MOH says if symptoms do occur, they usually appear two to 14 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.

  Health

  Jun 10, 2021
• Carcinogen discovered in soil on top of Hamilton’s Kenilworth reservoir

  Despite being laced with pollutants, tests show the water remains safe for residents, according to Hamilton's associate medical officer.

  Environment

  Nov 4, 2020
• Hamilton COVID-19 cases reach 51, one of the latest involves a Barton St. jail employee

  Dr. Harvey confirmed that Hamilton's total number of cases had reached 50, during an appearance on CHML's Scott Thompson Show on Friday.

  Health

  Mar 27, 2020
• Hamilton Public Health working with local hospitals, first responders to prepare for coronavirus

  Though there are currently no confirmed cases, Hamilton's public health officials are preparing for the possibility of the new coronavirus spreading to the city.

  Health

  Jan 28, 2020
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• Hamilton confirms it’s first case of West Nile Virus in a human for 2019

  The MOH says if symptoms do occur, they usually appear two to 14 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.

  Health

  Sep 25, 2019