Media Relations Office Main navigation A ‘tropical’ parasitic disease emerges in the Arctic News Canadian researchers describe the first outbreak of Cryptosporidium parasite in Nunavik Published: 28Apr2016 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 de Santé Publique du Québec and Health Canada. The discovery, which was documented in the journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, could have long-term implications for the health of children in Nunavik and Nunavut’s communities.  “We were
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