Tuesday 27 January 2015

Case of H7N9 bird flu found in B.C. woman who recently returned from China

Case of H7N9 bird flu found in B.C. woman who recently returned from China


Canadian health authorities say they have diagnosed a case of H7N9 bird flu in a British Columbia woman who recently returned from China. It's the first time this particular type of bird flu has been found in North America. A senior public health official in British Columbia says a man who travelled with the infected person was recently sick as well. Dr. Bonnie Henry says additional testing is being done to determine if the second person was also infected.

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