Bird flu scare in Canada: First human case confirmed – Here’s what you need to know
A teenager in British Columbia has become the first person in Canada to test positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu. Health authorities are urgently investigating how the virus spread, but they assure the public that the risk remains low.
What Canada does to monitor H5N1 avian flu
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has also been testing milk for signs of H5N1 in dairy cows. Canada has had no cases of H5N1 reported in dairy cattle. There's also no evidence of bird flu in samples of commercial milk. "Milk and milk products that have been pasteurized are safe to consume," the Public Health Agency of Canada said.
British Columbia health officials said on Saturday the province had detected Canada's first human case of H5 bird flu in a ...
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The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) today confirmed a human case of avian influenza (also known as bird flu) caused by ...
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Wastewater testing for avian influenza to begin in some Ontario communitiesIt is unclear whether there will also be testing in larger cities. ...
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