{"id":111728,"date":"2026-09-21T13:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=111728"},"modified":"2026-09-21T17:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:17:02","slug":"brock-responding-to-reports-of-gastrointestinal-illnesses-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/09\/brock-responding-to-reports-of-gastrointestinal-illnesses-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock responding to reports of gastrointestinal illnesses on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brock is working with Niagara Region Public Health to actively investigate reports of students experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>The health and well-being of campus community members is Brock\u2019s top priority, and the University has increased the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting of high-touch points on campus.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, stomach cramps, fever or chills is advised to stay home, drink fluids and avoid contact with others.<\/p>\n<p>To help prevent spread, wash hands thoroughly with soap and water, avoid preparing food for others and do not return to work, school or group programs until symptom-free for at least 48 hours. Seek medical care if symptoms are severe or persistent or if there are signs of dehydration.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals who are feeling unwell are encouraged to contact Niagara Region Public Health at <a href=\"mailto:inspect@niagararegion.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspect@niagararegion.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please include: full name, date of birth, residence building and room number, phone number, symptoms and any other details you can provide.<\/p>\n<p>If you require immediate medical attention, after-hours care is available through <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/health-wellness-accessibility\/student-health\/student-health-services\/after-hours-and-community-clinics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">community walk-in clinics, online and telephone support<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brock is working with Niagara Region Public Health to actively investigate reports of students experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82216,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[54],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111728"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111728"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111732,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111728\/revisions\/111732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}