A human hen flu case is regarded as present in Canada for the primary time : NPR

A 2005 electron microscope picture exhibits an avian influenza A H5N1 virion.

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A case of H5 hen flu is believed to be detected in a human in Canada for the primary time, well being officers stated Saturday.

An adolescent from the province of British Columbia examined optimistic for the virus and has been hospitalized, based on well being officers from the province. The check is being despatched to a different lab to be confirmed.

Officers are investigating how the teenager grew to become uncovered to the flu and who he has not too long ago got here involved with to find out the necessity for extra testing them and assessments for signs.

Nearly 50 circumstances of hen flu have been detected within the U.S., largely in California and Colorado, based on the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.

Final month, U.S. officers stated a pig at an Oregon farm was discovered to have hen flu, the primary time the virus had been detected in U.S. swine. U.S. agriculture officers stated there was no concern over the nation’s pork provide.