Acknowledgements
This report was led by Joelle Young of the MECP with support from:
- Claire Holeton, Paul Helm, Hamdi Jarjanazi, Carmen Pereira, Trudy Watson-Leung, Satyendra Bhavsar, Ryan Sorichetti, Bogdan Hlevca, Eleanor Stainsby, Melanie Raby, Jen Grixti, Ben Keen, Laura Benakoun and Michelle Palmer of the MECP.
- Erin Dunlop, Justin Trumpickas, Issac Hebert, Zoe Zrini, Jeremy Holden, Todd Langley, Blair Wasylenko, George Morgan, Caroline Tucker, Darren Elder, Jason Borwick, Mike Pinder, Arniek Doornbos, Terese McIntosh and Joel Mostoway of the MNR.
- Danijela Puric-Mladenovic and Lidi Shi of the University of Toronto.
- Brian Ginn, Bill Thompson, Dave Lembcke, Rebecca Doyle, Rob Wilson and Lance Aspden of the LSRCA.
- Christina Wieder, Jae Park and Bhavna Samtani of the York Region Public Health.
- Karen Kivilahti of the Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit.
- Sendi Struna and Neal Mattes of the Durham Region Health Department.
- the many individuals who provided field and laboratory services over the past decades.
Updated: December 19, 2025
Published: October 09, 2025