Kingston parasite outbreak shows early signs of decline, source still unknown

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Public health officials say a parasite outbreak in the Kingston, Ont., area may be easing, with new cases appearing to trend downward two weeks after residents were first alerted. Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health reported 125 cases linked to the outbreak, including 115 laboratory-confirmed…

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control issues travel alert for Manitoba over hepatitis A outbreak

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Manitoba’s ongoing hepatitis A outbreak, which has claimed the lives of four people, has prompted a travel alert by the national…

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New Brunswick steps in to help oyster industry amid disease outbreak – New Brunswick

New Brunswick’s provincial government has announced programs to help oyster producers as the industry deals with disease affecting the the animals. MSX (multinucleate sphere unknown) and dermo diseases do not affect human health or food safety, the province notes, but they do kill oysters. The diseases have been increasing mortalities in the oyster population and Agriculture…

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