First-ever human case of H5 avian influenza in Canada found in B.C.: officials
B.C. health officials say they have detected Canada's first-ever case of H5 avian influenza in a human. In a news release Saturday afternoon, the office of the provincial health officer said a positive test for the H5 influenza virus was performed at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control's public health laboratory.
Province reports first presumptive positive human case of H5 avian influenza in BC and Canada
BC announced on Saturday afternoon that an individual in British Columbia had tested presumptive positive for avian influenza, also known as bird flu. This was the first detection of avian influenza due to the H5 virus in a person in B.C.
Health officials have detected highly pathogenic avian influenza in a flock of commercial turkeys in Sacramento County, the ...
In its first, Canada has detected a presumptive human H5 bird flu case in British Columbia. Health authorities confirmed that ...
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Animal health companies are developing vaccines that improve the breadth and effectiveness of protection against avian ...
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An epidemiological study found that 56% of a large breeding colony of Caspian terns died from a 2023 outbreak of highly ...
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