Tuberculosis
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Tuberculosis outbreak in 2 northern Saskatchewan communitiesA tuberculosis outbreak has been officially declared in two northern Saskatchewan communities.CanadaOct 8, 2021
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First phase of search for unmarked graves at former Edmonton hospital wraps upThe first phase of excavation work to uncover suspected burial sites on the grounds of the former Charles Camsell Indian Hospital in Edmonton concluded Friday.CanadaAug 6, 2021
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