Yves Léger

• ‘We need leadership:’ Questions raised about lack of guidance amid N.B. respiratory virus wave

  Public Health has not addressed the public amid a concerning wave of influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, but plans to answer questions from reporters on Friday afternoon.

  Health

  Nov 17, 2022
  
• New Brunswick parent worried as province has ‘no plan’ to bring masks back in schools

  N.B. children haven't had to wear masks in schools, and parents haven't had to report cases to schools, since March when the province lifted most of its restrictions.

  Canada

  May 18, 2022
  
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• Health officials declare whooping cough outbreak in two areas of New Brunswick

  Dr. Yves Leger, medical officer of health for the province's eastern region, says Public Health is monitoring the situation closely and working with health-care professionals and the public to decrease the risk.

  Health

  Dec 20, 2019
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• New Brunswick investigating after case of tuberculosis at Moncton high school

  Tuberculosis is an "infectious disease caused by bacteria" that can be spread through the air when someone coughs, sneezes or talks.

  Health

  Nov 21, 2019
• N.B. confirms 16 cases of legionnaires’ disease in Moncton, still won’t reveal source of outbreak

  Dr. Yves Léger, the regional medical officer of health, confirmed on Thursday that there have been four more confirmed cases since they last provided an update on Aug. 22. 

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2019