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Listeria outbreak from plant-based drinks grows to 18 infections, but no new deaths

A Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based drinks has grown to 18 known infections and more than a dozen hospitalizations, though…

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Salmonella infections across Canada linked to snakes and their rodent feed

An ongoing outbreak of salmonella infections in eight provinces is linked to snakes and rodents used to feed them, the…

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Serious bacterial infections causing pneumonia, meningitis on the rise in Alberta

Experts are watching closely as cases of invasive pneumococcal disease rise in Alberta. The potentially life-threatening illness is caused by…

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Halifax

N.S. sees slight increase in invasive strep A infections

Nova Scotia Health is seeing an increase in the number of cases of invasive strep A infections reported across the…

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Canada

Why deadly, invasive strep A infections are surging in Canada and beyond

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

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Canada

Senior hospitalized with multiple infections suffered neglect in care home, children allege

An Alberta senior with dementia who was admitted to hospital with multiple serious infections suffered medical neglect at her nursing…

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Nova Scotia

4 infections in N.S. linked to deadly nationwide salmonella outbreak

Four people in Nova Scotia have recovered from salmonella infections that Nova Scotia Health believes are linked to a national…

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As temperatures rise, dengue fever infections keep surging around the world

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

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RSV infections surge as hospitals brace for return of ‘normal’ respiratory virus season

On a weekday afternoon, coughs and cries echo throughout the brightly lit waiting room of the Just for Kids Clinic…

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Elderly Canadians remain at higher risk of serious COVID from first infections, study suggests

New Canadian data reaffirms that while the vast majority of the population has likely caught the virus behind COVID-19 at…

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