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Why Nova Scotia is now tracking respiratory syncytial virus deaths

CBC Health · August 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Why Nova Scotia is now tracking respiratory syncytial virus deaths

A provincial dashboard tracking caseloads, hospitalizations and deaths from respiratory illnesses shows 17 deaths from respiratory syncytial virus this season after not displaying it in previous years, so why is that detail now included?

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Why Nova Scotia is now tracking respiratory syncytial virus deaths

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