/newsroom/taxonomy/term/11970/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-jump-whooping-cough-cases-359272 <p>“Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Canada, with some provinces reporting sharp increases compared to pre-pandemic averages. More than 11,670 cases have been reported in Quebec so far this year, a significant jump from the annual average of 562 cases between 2015 and 2019.” (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/whooping-cough-increase-reported-across-canada-1.7306419" target="_blank">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from �㽶��Ƶ who can comment on this issue:</p> Tue, 03 Sep 2024 17:16:04 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 314604 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-record-number-invasive-strep-infections-canada-354705 <p>The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has noted more than 4,600 invasive group A streptococcus samples from 2023 – the highest Canada has seen. Group A streptococcus, a bacteria that can cause illnesses like strep throat, can develop into acute infections that can lead to pneumonia, a flesh-eating disease, or toxic shock syndrome. Some Canadians across the country that contracted the bacteria have developed infections requiring hospital treatment.</p> Thu, 25 Jan 2024 19:26:13 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 307643 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pediatric-researchers-montreal-unite-tackle-infection-and-immunity-two-different-fronts-320397 <p>Researchers at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the �㽶��Ƶ Health Centre – the Children’s - and the CHU Sainte-Justine are coming together within the scope of two new projects, funded under the auspices of the McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4): improving the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial pneumonia and better understanding rare immune disorders.</p> <p><b>Improving the appropriateness of antibiotic use to treat pneumonia</b></p> Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:21:21 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 198450 at /newsroom