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Tuberculosis strain in indigenous communities linked to Canadian fur trade

submitted by agwartney on April 19, 2011

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Tags: Aboriginal , Canada , fur , trade , tuberculosis

Source: queensu.ca

Researchers have found that a strain of tuberculosis (TB) responsible for devastating some isolated Aboriginal populations in Canada was first introduced to these communities by French Canadian fur traders between 1710 and 1870.

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