Interior Health has declared an end to the meningococcal disease outbreak in the Okanagan after no new cases have been confirmed. The health authority declared the outbreak in December following 12 confirmed cases and one death in the southern Interior. "The Office of the Provincial Health Officer and BC Centre for Disease Control have been working closely with Interior Health since the start of the outbreak," said Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer. Interior Health called its response "significant," with thousands of doses of vaccine transported across the country and hundreds of immunization clinics scheduled. On December 14, Interior Health declared a region-wide outbreak following an increasing trend of cases over a six-month period.

Source: CBC News February 14, 2018 20:48 UTC