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Quebec ‘closely monitoring’ tuberculosis in Nunavik, minister says, as doctors call for more resources

Quebec’s Health Minister Christian Dubé has stated that the province’s public health service is closely monitoring the increasing number of…

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Nunavik’s 14 mayors call for public health emergency over tuberculosis cases

The mayors of 14 Inuit communities in northern Quebec have issued a plea to the provincial government to declare a…

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Kansas City tuberculosis outbreak is largest in US history

Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas City Becomes Largest on Record in US A tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has become…

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Health order sending Manitoba woman to jail for tuberculosis treatment ‘wildly excessive’: lawyer

A woman from northern Manitoba with no criminal charges spent a month in jail after public health officials ordered her…

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Tuberculosis outbreaks in 3 Nunavut communities still ongoing years later

Outbreak of Tuberculosis in Nunavut Communities Continues to Persist An outbreak of tuberculosis in three Nunavut communities is ongoing, with…

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Possible tuberculosis exposure at Yellowknife emergency room as N.W.T. declares outbreak

The N.W.T.’s acting chief public health officer has declared a tuberculosis outbreak in Yellowknife after two cases were recently identified…

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Inuit honour family who never came home after travelling south for tuberculosis treatment

WARNING: This article contains details of abuse. With a stifled sob, Mary Tuktudjuk says she’s spent all of her life…

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Inuit leaders disappointed with budget’s lack of money for tuberculosis elimination

Inuit leaders are concerned with the federal Liberal budget’s lack of new cash specifically earmarked for eliminating tuberculosis in Inuit…

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Nunavut family speaks out after 8-year-old given tuberculosis medication meant for another child

When Jaffar Gebara found out that his eight-year-old daughter was being given medication for sleeping tuberculosis at her school, he…

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Nursing shortage, overcrowded homes in Pimicikamak Cree Nation make tuberculosis cases difficult to monitor

The chief of a northern Manitoba First Nation says overcrowding and poor access to health-care services in his community can…

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