Canada detects its 1st presumptive human H5 bird flu case

Canada detects its first presumptive human H5 bird flu case
Canada has detected its first presumptive case of H5 bird flu in a person, a teenager in the western province of British Columbia, health officials said on Saturday.
Canada reports first case of bird flu in a person
A teenager in British Columbia has become the first person in Canada to test positive for bird flu, authorities said Saturday. This person is receiving treatment in a children's hospital for H5 avian flu, the provincial health department said. The source of contagion and any possible contacts are being investigated.
British Columbia Detects First Presumptive Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Canada
The West Coast Canadian province of British Columbia said on Saturday that it had detected the first presumptive positive case of H5 bird flu virus infection acquired by a human in Canada. The individual presumed to be infected is a teenager who is receiving care at a children's hospital,
B.C. investigating 1st presumptive human avian flu case in Canada
Health officials in B.C. are investigating Canada’s first-ever presumed human cases of avian influenza after a B.C. teenager tested presumptively positive for the disease, the Ministry of Health announced Saturday.
First presumptive human case of avian flu acquired in Canada detected in teen
British Columbia's Ministry of Health says the first suspected human case of bird flu contracted in Canada has been detected in B.C.
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