B.C. teen ill with avian flu has strain that decimated birds across North and South America | Unpublished
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Author: Kelly Grant
Publication Date: November 13, 2024 - 15:34

B.C. teen ill with avian flu has strain that decimated birds across North and South America

November 13, 2024
Scientists at Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory have confirmed that a British Columbia teen who is severely ill with bird flu caught a version of the highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 that has decimated farmed and wild birds across North and South America.The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) announced the finding Wednesday, corroborating tests performed earlier by the BC Centre for Disease Control.


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