Tuberculosis

• Tuberculosis outbreak declared among Edmonton inner-city homeless population

  There's been 12 tuberculosis cases in 2025 linked to Edmonton's inner city and homeless population, which Alberta health officials say is a significant increase over past years.

  Health

  Nov 13
  
• Canada must renew support to fight AIDS, TB abroad, advocates urge

  Several Canadian civil society organizations are calling on Ottawa to invest $1.37 billion over three years for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

  Health

  Jul 21
  
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• Montreal public health reports sharp increase in tuberculosis, syphilis cases

  About 89 per cent of Montreal's cases since 2015 involved people born outside Canada, and most contracted the disease outside the country.

  Health

  May 12
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• Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas City grows; one of largest in U.S. history

  An outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City area has grown into one of the largest ever recorded in the U.S., with dozens of active cases of the infectious disease reported.

  Health

  Jan 30
• Tuberculosis case detected at University of Victoria

  Tuberculosis is caused by a bacteria that often infects the lungs and can be fatal if not treated.

  Health

  Nov 9, 2023
• Active case of tuberculosis confirmed in Central Okanagan

  Interior Health confirmed the case in an email to Global News, but said it could not provide details about the patient due to privacy rules.

  Health

  Oct 14, 2023
• Former WHO scientist to talk public health at University of Guelph

  Dr. Soumya Swaminathan will be talking tuberculosis and HIV as well as COVID-19 this Thursday at the University Centre.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2023
• Children died from drinking unpasteurized raw milk at Saddle Lake residential school: advocacy group

  The organization investigating the Blue Quills Indian Residential School says hundreds of students died from tuberculosis contracted by drinking unpasteurized raw cow's milk.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2023
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• Reseachers training ‘hero rats’ to locate earthquake survivors

  "The positive reinforcement is kind of like a rat smoothie. So it's avocado and banana mixed with ground-up rat pellets."

  Science

  Jun 20, 2022
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• Tuberculosis outbreak in northern Saskatchewan sees cases with ‘devastating outcomes’

  Officials declared another northern Saskatchewan tuberculosis outbreak and one doctor says the provincial and federal governments need to work together towards solutions.

  Health

  Feb 11, 2022