HPPH reviews blastomycosis inquest from Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario

June 25, 2026 @ 7:26 amListowel Banner, News, Wingham Advance Times

The above graph shows the cases and rates of blastomycosis by year in Ontario. The graph shows an increase from 2020 to 2022, with another increase in 2023. (Graphic from Huron Perth Pubic Health June 12 agenda package)

STRATFORD – Boards of health received a letter from the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario recently, seeking a response to five of the 79 jury recommendations outlined in the inquest into the deaths of Luke Moore, Lorraine Shaganash, Lizzie Sutherland, Mark Ferris and Douglas Taylor during an outbreak of blastomycosis at Constance Lake…

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