First human case of bird flu confirmed in Canada: global experts alerted to mutation threat

By Hareem Bajwa

First human case of bird flu confirmed in Canada: global experts alerted to mutation threat

Authorities reported on Saturday that a person in Canada has tested positive for bird flu for the first time. The patient, a teenager, is being treated at a children’s hospital for bird flu caused by the H5 strain of the virus, the health ministry in the western Canadian province of British Columbia said. The source […]

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