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4. There is diseases in Cuban bat caves that sounds like COVID but is bacterial.
Wed Mar 25, 2020, 07:15 PM
Mar 2020

Canadian who contracted cave disease in Cuba warns travellers of risk

CTVNews.ca Staff

Published June 28, 2019 6:16 p.m. ET

https://www.google.com/amp/s/beta.ctvnews.ca/national/canada/2019/6/28/1_4487562.html

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A Newfoundland woman who said she contracted a disease linked to bat droppings during a trip to Cuba is warning other travellers to avoid cave excursions on the island.

Terri Murphy, 34, said she is one of eight Newfoundlanders to come down with cave disease, also known as histoplasmosis, during a trip to Varadero earlier this month. Others are being tested, she said.

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Newfoundland health officials issued a statement Friday afternoon warning international travellers of cave disease.

Symptoms can include cough and chest pain, shortness of breath, fever and chills, headaches and flu-like illness. If you feel you may have contracted histoplasmosis, please contact your healthcare provider or proceed to the nearest emergency department,” Eastern Health said in a Facebook post.

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