Strep Infection

• ‘They did everything they could’: Family sounds alarm over fatal Strep A case in N.S.

  The family of a Nova Scotia man who died from invasive group A strep is sounding the alarm on the danger of the infection after symptoms became fatal within hours.

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  Apr 1
  
• New Brunswick woman wants to get a strep A test. It’s proving to be difficult

  A New Brunswick woman says she has been unable to get testing for Group A streptococcus despite her numerous calls to pharmacies and after hour clinics.

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  Feb 2
  
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• ‘His body hurt so bad’: Father dies from aggressive form of strep, family speaks out

  A family in N.B. is urging people to get tested for Group A strep, after their father and husband was one of those who died suddenly from the bacterial infection.

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  Jan 30
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• Pitt Meadows mom, who will lose limbs due to strep infection, meets fellow survivor

  A Pitt Meadows mom who is set to lose both her hands and feet after a devastating strep infection was visited by another victim of the same illness on Sunday.

  Health

  Mar 26, 2017
• Pitt Meadows woman will lose hands and feet after dangerous Strep infection

  A Pitt Meadows woman is fighting for her life in hospital after contracting a debilitating illness that will leave her without any hands or feet.

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  Mar 18, 2017
• Tamara Lovett verdict: Calgary mom guilty in death of 7-year-old son

  A woman who treated her son with holistic remedies including dandelion tea and oil of oregano before he died of a strep infection learned her fate on Monday.

  Crime

  Jan 23, 2017
• Tamara Lovett trial: defence says mother ‘morally innocent’ in son’s death

  The lawyer for a Calgary woman who treated her son with holistic remedies before he died says she was a good mother and is "morally innocent."

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2016
• Calgary court hears Tamara Lovett ‘inseparable’ from 7-year-old son

  The father of a Calgary woman on trial in the death of her son from a strep infection said the pair had a respectful, loving relationship.

  Crime

  Dec 6, 2016
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• Tamara Lovett on trial for death of her son: ‘I didn’t know he was that sick’

  "I did not realize ... how bad it was until after the fact and to this day I live with that,'' Tamara Lovett said.

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  Dec 5, 2016
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• Tamara Lovett trial: mom researched holistic remedies month before son’s death

  A Calgary woman charged in the death of her son says she intended to take him to the hospital once his health took a turn for the worse.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2016