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.
H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak: Map Reveals Confirmed US Human Cases
Cases of H5N1 have been climbing nationally, with one West Coast state seeing a rapid increase since the start of October.
Bird flu virus detected in pigs for the first time in US
The recent detection on an Oregon farm raises the risk of the influenza virus acquiring mutations that lead to a pandemic pathogen.
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.
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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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WHO confirms first fatal human case of H5N2 bird flu
[AFP] A person died of bird flu in Mexico in the first confirmed case of a human infected with the H5N2 variant, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The 59-year old, who died on ...
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First-ever known US case of bird flu found in a pig in Central Oregon farm
The first known case of avian influenza in a pig in the United States was confirmed at a small farm in Central Oregon on ...
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First-ever US pig tests positive for bird flu in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Amidst a rise in bird flu cases in the Pacific Northwest, including the first-ever human cases of bird flu, officials announced Wednesday the first-ever ...
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Bird flu detected in pigs for first time as confirmed human cases double in two weeks
A pig was infected with bird flu in Oregon, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday. It’s the first time bird ... the risk of a pandemic. All human cases since the outbreak ...
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First US case of bird flu in a pig raises concerns over potential human threat
But finding bird flu in a pig raises ... and if there are ensuing human infections, "then we’re going to be more concerned.” So far this year, nearly 40 human cases have been reported ...
First case of bird flu detected in pig, USDA reports in long-feared development
For the first time, a bird flu infection has been detected in a pig, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is reporting ...
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CDC Confirms Second Human Bird Flu Case in Missouri With No Known Exposure to Farm Animals
A second person in Missouri who wasn't exposed to either poultry or dairy cows has been infected with bird flu.