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First Kamloops, now Vernon dealing with hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak
The hand, foot, and mouth virus that was making its way through Kamloops a week…
Hand, foot and mouth disease spreading around Kamloops
A virus called hand, foot and mouth disease is making its way around Kamloops. It's…
Deadly virus killed numerous bighorn sheep in South Okanagan this year
After the bluetongue virus began ravaging the bighorn sheep population near Grand Forks in August,…
Virus in West Kootenay bighorn sheep herd could spread to Okanagan
A virus with no specific treatment has ravaged a herd of bighorn sheep in the…
Potential COVID-19 exposure reported at Kamloops Tournament Capital Centre
The City of Kamloops is warning residents of a potential COVID-19 exposure at the Tournament Capital…
COVID-19 cases reported at two Central Okanagan schools
Central Okanagan Public Schools has announced two more potential COVID-19 exposures at schools. The school…
COVID-19 community cluster in Revelstoke doubles in size
Interior Health is reporting that 46 cases of COVID-19 are now associated with a community…
Have I had it? Kamloops LifeLabs offering private COVID-19 antibody test
Have you wondered if you had COVID-19 already, with or without symptoms? A lab Kamloops…
B.C. researchers call for plan to keep COVID-19 patients in ICU from ending up back in hospital
British Columbia needs to act now to ensure people released from intensive care after COVID-19…
Almost 2,000 new COVID cases in B.C. over past 3 days
Over the past three days there have been 1,933 people who have tested positive for…
Case of COVID-19 reported at Kamloops high school
A case of COVID-19 has been identified at a Kamloops high school. Interior Health has…
Outbreak declared at Kelowna long-term care home
Interior Health has declared an outbreak at a long-term care home in Kelowna. The public…
Kamloops Shoppers Drug Mart employee tests positive for COVID-19
An employee at a Kamloops Shoppers Drug Mart has tested positive for COVID-19. According to…
Flu shot season in the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With the peak of flu season just a few weeks away, Health Canada has started its yearly vaccination program. Although last year’s flu vaccine wasn’t particularly effective, Interior Health medical officer Kamran Golmohammadi says, this year’s vaccine cocktail will target the more severe of the two types of viruses – Type A. Every...
West Nile cases in Cache Creek to be further investigated by government agency
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association's report of the West Nile Virus present in two horses within the Cache Creek area is currently being verified by the Ministry of Agriculture. Information obtained from the Ministry on Tuesday states officials are following up with veterinarians who have tested the horses' blood for the virus and confirmed positive...