±«ÓãÖ±²¥ News - transmission /channels/news_feeds/all/term/transmission/rss en Tick-borne pathogens increasingly widespread in Central Canada /channels/channels/news/tick-borne-pathogens-increasingly-widespread-central-canada-343574 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Tick-borne pathogens, known for causing illnesses such as Lyme disease, are on the rise in Central Canada – presenting new risks in areas where they were never previously detected.</p> <p>The findings from researchers at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and the University of Ottawa demonstrate the need for more comprehensive testing and tracking to detect the spread and potential risk of tick-borne pathogens to human and wildlife populations throughout Canada.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/tick-trail.jpg?itok=DctXYAqO" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">17 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:01:59 +0000 webfull 184572 at /channels Prioritizing supports to specific neighbourhoods is key to curbing COVID-19 transmission /channels/channels/news/prioritizing-supports-specific-neighbourhoods-key-curbing-covid-19-transmission-337560 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has uneven impacts across cities and provinces, with some regions struggling more than others. A new study shows hotspots of COVID-19 infections across Canadian cities are linked to occupation, income, housing, and markers for structural racism.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/vaccination-clinic.jpg?itok=JZQ2UsWy" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:40:42 +0000 webfull 177862 at /channels Men who paid for sex more likely to live with HIV /channels/channels/news/men-who-paid-sex-more-likely-live-hiv-337049 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Twenty years’ worth of surveys suggest that nearly one in ten sexually active men in 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been clients of sex workers. These men are about 50 percent more likely to be living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to a team of international researchers, including <a href="/epi-biostat-occh/mathieu-maheu-giroux">Professor Mathieu Maheu-Giroux</a> and Caroline Hodgins of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/katosi-fishing-village-worker.jpg?itok=PGfQpQFU" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">25 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:02:38 +0000 webfull 177144 at /channels