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,

A teenager in BC has tested presumptive positive for avian influenza. This is the first detection of a presumed human case in 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.

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 tested ...

A teenager in British Columbia has become the first person in Canada to test positive for bird flu, authorities said Saturday. This

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. The teenager likely caught the virus from a bird or animal and was receiving care at a children's hospital,

A teenager in British Columbia, Canada has been hospitalized with a presumed case of H5N1 bird flu, the first detected human case in the country in the current outbreak.

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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