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.
B.C. investigating 1st presumptive human avian flu case caught in Canada
B.C. health officials are investigating what's believed to be the first human case of avian influenza caught in Canada after a teenager tested presumptively positive for the disease, the Ministry of Health announced Saturday.
H5N1 Bird Flu Is Infecting More People Than We Know
New CDC research suggests that a small but significant percentage of dairy farmers working near infected cows have recently contracted H5N1, often without knowing.
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. A statement from the office of the provincial health officer says a teenager in the region covered by Fraser Health ...
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,
Bird flu raising concerns for Petaluma dairy farmers
It's officially called Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, better known as bird flu, and poultry farms in the Bay Area and ...
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H5N1 bird flu is evolving to better infect mammals, CDC study suggests
Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to ...
Bird flu infects more farmworkers than previously known, CDC says
Following a CDC study showing bird flu exposure among dairy workers, health officials recommend increased testing and ...
US expands bird flu testing after finding symptom-free infections in people
CDC expands testing for farm workers exposed to bird flu CDC recommends Tamiflu and protective gear for high-risk workers ...
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CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections
The CDC study provides the largest window to date into how the bird virus first detected in March in dairy cows may be ...
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Dairy workers may have bird flu without feeling sick, CDC reports
The health agency now urges proactive testing and treatment for the virus among any workers who were exposed to H5N1.
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Bird Flu Is One Step Closer to Mixing with Seasonal Flu Virus and Becoming a Pandemic
On Wednesday the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the virus had been detected in a pig for the first time at a ...
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Bird flu virus found in Los Angeles County wastewater
H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in wastewater collected from a plant in Carson. L.A. County public health officials ...
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If You're Wondering If You Should Worry About Bird Flu, Here's What Experts Have To Say
The bird flu has been spreading rapidly among cows on a handful of dairy farms in California, Idaho and Utah. The virus ...