Previously known as “Reportable Diseases”
As of July 1, 2023 the Ontario Ministry of Health announced three new tick-borne DOPHS: Powassan Virus, Babesiosis, and Anaplasmosis.
Vector-borne and zoonotic diseases are caused by viruses, bacteria or parasites that are transmitted to humans from animals or insects. Diseases transmitted by ticks are responsible for the majority of the vector-borne diseases in temperate in Canada.
For more information, please see the PHO website visit Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. Or visit, Powassan Virus , Babesiosis, and Anaplasmosis.
Reporting Diseases of Public Health Significance (DOPHS)
Diseases of Public Health Significance (DOPHS) must be reported by physicians, laboratories, administrators of hospitals, schools, and institutions to the local Medical Officer of Health (as stated in the Health Protection and Promotion Act).
DOPHS can be reported to Hastings Prince Edward Public Health by completing and submitting the online DOPHS Reporting Form.
If you prefer to print and manually complete the DOPHS Reporting Form, please fax the completed form to 613-966-1813.
Patient consent is not required for reporting this information. The Personal Health Information Protection Act explicitly allows health care providers to disclose information to the local Medical Officer of Health for purposes outlined under the Health Protection and Promotion Act.
