As more pet owners are outdoors with their dogs to hike and explore, an uptick of blastomycosis cases, a fungal disease common in the Midwest, may occur.

A coroner’s jury has heard testimony that members of Constance Lake First Nation continue to live under the threat of a ...

Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal infection primarily caused by thermally dimorphic fungi in the genus Blastomyces. Typically acquired through inhalation of airborne spores, the disease initially ...

A coroner's inquest was announced Friday into five deaths during an outbreak of blastomycosis in Constance Lake First Nation, just west of Hearst in northeastern Ontario. The deaths occurred between ...