Cryptosporidium discovered in Nunavik, Canada: 1st time in the Arctic
by Staff from Outbreak News Today on (#1CCGV)
An outbreak of an intestinal parasite common in the tropics, known as Cryptosporidium, has been identified for the first time in the Arctic. The discovery was made in Nunavik, Quebec, by a team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), in collaboration with the Nunavik Department of Public Health, Institut National ["]