Trench fever, rare disease that afflicted WWI soldiers, detected in homeless Winnipeggers

An infectious diseases specialist is calling on doctors to be aware of the signs of a rare illness he recently diagnosed four times among people experiencing homelessness in Winnipeg — one that commonly afflicted soldiers during the First World War. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/trench-fever-rare-disease-winnipeg-homeless-1.5830902?cmp=rss #news/canada/manitoba