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Two cases of diphtheria reported on Saskatchewan First Nation
By Kyle Benning Global News
Posted January 20, 2020 7:22 pm
Updated January 20, 2020 8:07 pm
A doctor working with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) in Saskatchewan is urging caution to residents in and around Onion Lake First Nation following two people contracting a rare, deadly bacterial infection.
Medical health officer Dr. Ibrahim Khan wrote a letter to the chief of the Onion Lake First Nation that said both patients were admitted to medical facilities shortly after New Years Day with diphtheria.
He said one patient is under 18, while the other is an adult and was suffering from skin abrasions, which Khan said is rare for that disease...
Two cases of diphtheria reported on Saskatchewan First Nation
By Kyle Benning Global News
Posted January 20, 2020 7:22 pm
Updated January 20, 2020 8:07 pm
A doctor working with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) in Saskatchewan is urging caution to residents in and around Onion Lake First Nation following two people contracting a rare, deadly bacterial infection.
Medical health officer Dr. Ibrahim Khan wrote a letter to the chief of the Onion Lake First Nation that said both patients were admitted to medical facilities shortly after New Years Day with diphtheria.
He said one patient is under 18, while the other is an adult and was suffering from skin abrasions, which Khan said is rare for that disease...