No images? Click here MEMO: New Disease of Public Health Significance- Candida auris (C. auris)TO: Health Care Professionals in the Niagara Region FROM: Infectious Disease program, Niagara Region Public Health REFERENCE: New Disease of Public Health Significance- Candida auris (C. auris) DATE: January 23, 2025 The Ontario Ministry of Health designated Candida auris (C. auris) as a new Disease of Public Health Significance (DOPHS) under the Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA) effective January 1, 2025. According to Public Health Ontario (2023), while the prevalence of Candida auris is low in Canada and Ontario, this emerging fungal pathogen:
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