Tuberculosis
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Montreal public health reports sharp increase in tuberculosis, syphilis casesAbout 89 per cent of Montreal's cases since 2015 involved people born outside Canada, and most contracted the disease outside the country.HealthMay 12
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Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas City grows; one of largest in U.S. historyAn 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.HealthJan 30
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Tuberculosis case detected at University of VictoriaTuberculosis is caused by a bacteria that often infects the lungs and can be fatal if not treated.HealthNov 9, 2023
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Active case of tuberculosis confirmed in Central OkanaganInterior Health confirmed the case in an email to Global News, but said it could not provide details about the patient due to privacy rules.HealthOct 14, 2023
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Former WHO scientist to talk public health at University of GuelphDr. Soumya Swaminathan will be talking tuberculosis and HIV as well as COVID-19 this Thursday at the University Centre.CanadaJun 28, 2023
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Children died from drinking unpasteurized raw milk at Saddle Lake residential school: advocacy groupThe organization investigating the Blue Quills Indian Residential School says hundreds of students died from tuberculosis contracted by drinking unpasteurized raw cow's milk.CanadaJan 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."ScienceJun 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.HealthFeb 11, 2022
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Nunavut hamlet fighting COVID-19 and tuberculosis at same timeThe mayor of Pangnirtung says the COVID-19 case quickly became his biggest concern.HealthJan 16, 2022
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Nunavut declares tuberculosis outbreak in Baffin Island communityNunavut's chief public health officer says there has recently been an increase in cases in Pangnirtung, where about 1,500 people live.CanadaNov 25, 2021
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