Echinococcosis -- Canada
Last year [2017], experts with the University of Alberta warned of a dangerous tapeworm found in at least 5 people in recent years [there is a relevant taped interview on this at the website. - Mod.MHJ]. The parasite is called _Echinococcus multilocularis_ (EM), and according to the University of Guelph, this same parasite has been reported in 5 dogs in Southern Ontario since 2012.
Reports of the disease that EM causes, called alveolar echinococcosis, surprised University of Guelph PhD
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5750349&promed&0
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