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Canada buys 500,000 doses of H5N1 avian influenza vaccine for those most at risk

The Public Health Agency of Canada announced on Wednesday that it has acquired 500,000 doses of a human vaccine designed…

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Tech

B.C. ostrich farm fights order to kill birds due to avian flu infection

The battle between a B.C. ostrich farm and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) over the fate of roughly 400…

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Tech

2 snowy owls found dead in Toronto park were infected with avian flu: conservation authority

Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu Found in Snowy Owls at Tommy Thompson Park Test results have revealed that two snowy owls…

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World

Officials issue warning after 60 birds found dead of suspected avian flu

Plymouth, Massachusetts officials have issued a warning to the public after more than 60 birds were found dead at Billington…

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Canada

This ostrich farm survived wildfires. Now, avian flu means 400 birds need to be culled

An ostrich farm in B.C.’s West Kootenay region is facing a devastating blow after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)…

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Health

B.C. teen with avian flu discharged after weeks in hospital

B.C. Children’s Hospital has announced that a 13-year-old girl who was diagnosed with avian flu has been discharged from the…

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Tech

MUN scientists testing wild animals to determine spread of avian flu

Scientists at Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador are embarking on a study to determine the extent of avian flu…

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Health

Louisiana reports 1st U.S. human death related to H5N1 avian flu

The recent death of a U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has sent shockwaves through the country. The Louisiana…

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Health

B.C. teen with avian flu off oxygen, no longer infectious, Canadian health officials tell medical journal

A recent letter sent to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine by Canadian health officials provides an…

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Canada

Cause of B.C. teen’s H5N1 avian flu infection still unknown, health officials say

Health officials in British Columbia are still puzzled by how a teenager contracted the H5N1 strain of avian flu, but…

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