Infection
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‘Bacterial vampirism’: Deadly pathogens attracted to human blood, study findsSome of the world's most deadly bacteria exhibit a peculiar craving for human blood, a discovery shedding new light on the mechanics of bloodstream infections, one study found.HealthApr 16
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First case of West Nile Virus confirmed this year in Manitoba, risk considered highThe province says it has confirmed its first case of West Nile Virus in Manitoba this year and is investigating three other probable cases.HealthAug 25, 2023
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Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Public Health investigate Brockville body piercerA Brockville, Ont. body piercer was recently investigated by public health over substandard sanitization and record keeping.HealthAug 4, 2023
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Canadian study on COVID-19 heart health, vaccines gets funding boostA study by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society has received additional funding to investigate the impact of COVID-19 infections and COVID-19 mRNA vaccines on the heart.CanadaJun 22, 2023
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Pfizer sees promising results from antibiotic combo for superbug infectionsDeaths from antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been on the rise globally, prompting calls for the development of newer treatments as resistance to older antibiotics grows.HealthJun 1, 2023
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Whooping cough spreading across southern Alberta: AHSThe bacterial infection was declared in southern Alberta on Jan. 26, and has contined to spread acorss the lower part of the province.HealthApr 8, 2023
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Toronto woman gets pedicure, infection then has toe amputated'It was shocking, I wasn't expecting that,' Gaitri Singh said in an interview at her apartment, choking back tears and sobbing as she described what happened after the pedicure.ConsumerMar 16, 2023
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Saskatchewan researchers get $20M to help study and combat long COVID effectsResearchers from USASK have received 20 million dollars of federal money from the CIHR to help study and combat long COVID effects.ScienceMar 13, 2023
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Public health says whooping cough cases rise in Guelph-Wellington-DufferinThere have been 12 cases of whooping cough in the public health jurisdiction since the fall.HealthMar 7, 2023
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Visits suspended at N.B. hospital unit due to antibiotic-resistant infectionAll visits are temporarily suspended for the internal medicine and telemetry unit at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre in Moncton, N.B. amid an outbreak of VRE.HealthNov 30, 2022
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