Parasitic illness spreading: How to protect your family in Minnesota

A parasitic infection causing weeks of stomach trouble is spreading across the country, but Minnesota health officials are working to keep it at bay.
By Corin Hoggard at FOX 9 KMSP (FOX) · · 1 min read

A parasitic infection causing weeks of stomach trouble is spreading across the country, but Minnesota health officials are working to keep it at bay.
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