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‘Germ Hunters’ discover rare disease in rural Alberta – Medical Xpress
A rare pulmonary disease that is linked to bats has made Alberta home, according to new research led by provincial lab scientists.
A rare pulmonary disease that is linked to bats has made Alberta home, according to new research led by provincial lab scientists.
Infectious disease experts at Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) and the University of Alberta have confirmed that histoplasmosisa fungal infection transmitted through bat and bird droppingsis now found in Alberta. Their study extends the known range of the disease much further northwest from its traditional home in the central United States and parts of southern Ontario…
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