First case of superbug confirmed in Ontario
BRAMPTON , ONT. A patient who recently travelled to India and was later treated at a health facility in Brampton , Ont., has tested positive for the NDM-1 superbug, Ontario health officials confirmed Saturday. It is the first-known case of NDM-1 in Ontario , and the third in Canada , said provincial Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care spokeswoman Joanne Woodward Fraser. The patient was being treated at the William Osler Health System facility in Brampton , she said, and is no longer in hospital. NDM-1 is a bacteria that is highly resistant to most antibiotics. World health officials have recently become concerned about the spread of the bacteria from countries like India , Pakistan and Bangladesh . Cases have already been reported in British Columbia and Alberta . “The chief medical officer of health (in Ontario ) is apprised of the situation and she's in close touch with the local public health unit,” Fraser said. The patient, whose name and age can't be revealed ...