Montreal public health deploys TB response team as cases rise among new immigrants
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Aaron Derfel
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
Montreal's public health department has deployed a specialized team to screen and treat tuberculosis cases among newly arrived immigrants, following a surge in infections. The city detected 207 TB cases in 2025 (up from 203 in 2024), with incidence rising to 9.4 per 100,000 population from a low of 4.9 in 2014. The article also notes that sexually transmitted infections like gonorrhea are increasing as well.
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· 1 pulledSo 2024 was really the year where we saw a big increase in cases and the trend has sort of maintained itself
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