Tuberculosis outbreak declared in third Nunavut hamlet

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria is shown in a 2006 high magnification scanning electron micrograph image. Nunavut's Department of Health has declared a tuberculosis outbreak in Naujaat.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-CDC-Janice Carr

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NAUJAAT, Nunavut - Nunavut's Department of Health has declared a tuberculosis outbreak in a third community.

The department says there are six cases of active tuberculosis and 10 cases of latent tuberculosis in Naujaat, which is home to about 1,200 people.

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