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First-ever human case of H5 avian influenza in Canada found in B.C.: officials

B.C. health officials say they have detected Canada’s first-ever case of H5 avian influenza in a human.

In a news release Saturday afternoon, the office of the provincial health officer said a positive test for the H5 influenza virus was performed at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control’s public health laboratory.