Tag: northern Ontario
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It’s not case closed: Search for blastomycosis answers continues in northern Ontario First Nation
Four years after a deadly blastomycosis outbreak Four years after an outbreak of blastomycosis claimed five lives in Constance Lake First Nation near Hearst, the community and its supporters say the search for answers is far from over. A coroner’s jury heard testimony that residents continue to live under a persistent threat from a fungal…
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It’s not case closed: environmental group still searching for blastomycosis in northern Ontario First Nation
Background: A deadly outbreak, four years later Four years after a blastomycosis outbreak claimed five lives in Constance Lake First Nation near Hearst, Ontario, questions about ongoing risk and response persist. An inquest and coroner’s jury heard testimony this year about how residents continue to live under the shadow of a fungal disease that was…