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Tuberculosis suspected as 14-month-old from Nain flown to St. John's
[CBC]
CBCMarch 28, 2018
The AngajukK?k, or mayor, of Nain says there's another suspected case of tuberculosis in the northern Labrador community, just one week after 14-year-old Gussie Bennett died from complications related to the disease.
Joe Dicker told CBC on Tuesday that a 14-month-old is being treated for the illness in St. John's.
He said the news of a potential second case has people on edge.
"We were quite alarmed by it as a community, that there was another case for such a young person," said the AngajukK?k.
In an interview with Labrador Morning, Dicker reiterated questions many have had since news of Bennett's death from tuberculosis last week, especially in light of the widespread testing done in the community following an outbreak in 2014 and 2015.
"Why is it happening now? Why wasn't it detected when the search was on it 2015?" he said.
"Granted, I know that the little one [wasn't] born [at that time]. But how? What situation was it that created the environment that TB could flourish?"...
Tuberculosis suspected as 14-month-old from Nain flown to St. John's
[CBC]
CBCMarch 28, 2018
The AngajukK?k, or mayor, of Nain says there's another suspected case of tuberculosis in the northern Labrador community, just one week after 14-year-old Gussie Bennett died from complications related to the disease.
Joe Dicker told CBC on Tuesday that a 14-month-old is being treated for the illness in St. John's.
He said the news of a potential second case has people on edge.
"We were quite alarmed by it as a community, that there was another case for such a young person," said the AngajukK?k.
In an interview with Labrador Morning, Dicker reiterated questions many have had since news of Bennett's death from tuberculosis last week, especially in light of the widespread testing done in the community following an outbreak in 2014 and 2015.
"Why is it happening now? Why wasn't it detected when the search was on it 2015?" he said.
"Granted, I know that the little one [wasn't] born [at that time]. But how? What situation was it that created the environment that TB could flourish?"...