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PRO/AH/EDR> Toxoplasmosis – Canada: ex USA (IL), undercooked deer meat

Toxoplasmosis -- CanadaQuebec's health ministry is reporting what it believes to be the 1st local outbreak of toxoplasmosis -- a parasitic disease that can severely affect pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems -- linked to the consumption of undercooked venison eaten outside the province.A bulletin published by the ministry notes that 5 people in a party of 10 hunters from Quebec fell ill after a 12-day hunting trip last November and December [2018] in the US. During the trip, Read more [...]