Highly infectious strain of avian flu discovered in Alberta, Ontario poultry - Canada's National Observer

The agency says avian influenza is not a significant public health concern for healthy people who are not in regular contact with infected birds.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says bird flu has been found in Alberta poultry flocks and there are some new cases in Ontario. The agency says the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian flu was… [+1461 chars]

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