Lung Infection

• Ontario First Nation confirms 12 cases of blastomycosis, more than 100 under investigation

  A First Nation in northern Ontario has confirmed 12 cases of a lung infection typically caused by fungus and says more than 100 cases are under investigation.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2021
  
• Additional services required in light of possible blastomycosis outbreak, Ontario First Nation says

  The First Nation says it has reported 44 cases under investigation for the lung infection, which is typically caused by a fungus that grows in moist soil, leaves and rotting wood.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2021
  
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• ‘A lot of anxiety’: Ontario First Nation grapples with possible blastomycosis outbreak

  A First Nation in northern Ontario is handing out flyers and asking residents to fill out a questionnaire to trace the source of a fungus suspected of causing lung infections.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2021
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• Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency, looks to trace source of blastomycosis

  First Nation in northern Ontario says it's working to trace the source of a fungus believed to be causing lung infections that have triggered a state of emergency in the community.

  Health

  Nov 23, 2021
• Newfoundland travellers contract mysterious disease traced to cave trip in Cuba

  Terri Murphy of Paradise, N.L., travelled to Cuba with her husband on April 27, but her fever-like symptoms didn’t appear until May 21, weeks after she returned home.

  Health

  Jul 4, 2019
• Medical examiner tells David and Collet Stephan’s trial that child died of bacterial meningitis

  A medical examiner who did the autopsy on a 19-month-old toddler whose parents are on trial in his death clashed with the boy's father in court Monday.

  Crime

  Jun 10, 2019