NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nunavut Department of Health is advising residents of Iqaluit that a sled dog has tested positive for rabies. All other sled dogs on the team are isolated and being monitored...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Chief Public Health Officer is advising the residents of Pangnirtung that due to a recent increase in the number of active tuberculosis (TB) cases in the community, the Department...

Nunavut communities, especially those in the Kitikmeot, have seen an increase in cases of Gonorrhea. Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that is passed through sexual contact. You can...

Nunavut health officials reported on a trichinosis case in a resident of Sanikiluaq, prompting a health warning for that community. Trichinosis is an infection often caused by eating the roundworm in...

The Nunavut Department of Health is advising residents of Sanikiluaq that a walrus has tested positive for trichinella. Health officials advise the public that if you ate uncooked walrus recently, and...

Nunavut health officials are sounding the alarm about a territory-wide outbreak of syphilis seen this year. According to recent data, they have reported 51 cases during the first five months of 2016. In...

The Nunavut Department of Health issued a public health advisory Tuesday for residents of Clyde River as polar bear meat distributed in the community in early October may have Trichinella. They advise...

After a February 28 public health advisory about the sexually transmitted infection, syphilis, issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Nunavut where 90 syphilis cases were reported. The...