Nunavut's territorial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Tuesday June 30, 2020. The Nunavut Department of Health has actually stated a tuberculosis break out in Pond Inlet.

Nunavut's territorial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Tuesday June 30, 2020. The Nunavut Department of Health has actually stated a tuberculosis break out in Pond Inlet.

By The Canadian Press

Fri., March 17, 20231 minutes. check out

POND INLET, Nunavut – The Nunavut Department of Health has actually stated a tuberculosis break out in Pond Inlet.

The area’s primary public health officer states there are presently 5 active cases and 22 hidden cases of TB in the hamlet.

He states the growing variety of cases recommends boosted public health followup is required.

Pond Inlet is on the northern end of Baffin Island and is house to more than 1,500 individuals.

Almost 900 kilometres away, a break out of tuberculosis has actually been continuous in Pangnirtung because November 2021.

Since late February, 39 individuals in the neighborhood had actually been detected with active TB and 167 with hidden TB.

This report by The Canadian Press was very first released March 17, 2023.

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