Incidents of serious parasitic disease on the rise in Alberta, Canada (IMAGE)

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

Incidents of serious parasitic disease on the rise in Alberta, Canada

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Infectious diseases expert Stan Houston helped lead a new study showing that incidents of the parasitic disease have been on the rise in Alberta since 2013. "We should be paying attention, but it's still a very rare disease," he says, noting that simple precautions like handwashing can help prevent it.

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