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Avian Influenza hits North America as Canada reports first case of H5N1 Bird Flu - AlertsUSA
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January 8, 2014 6p EST
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| Canada reports first case of H5N1 avian flu in North America - CNN |
First N America H5N1 bird flu death confirmed in Canada - BBC
8 January 2014 Last updated at 17:35 ET
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| China has been vaccinating poultry against the H5N1 virus |
Canadian health officials have confirmed the first known fatal case of the H5N1 avian influenza strain in North America.
Canadian Health Minister Rona Ambrose said the deceased person was an Alberta resident who had recently travelled to Beijing.Calling the death an "isolated case", Ms Ambrose said the risk to the general population was low.
Ten people have died in Alberta this season from swine flu, or H1N1.
H5N1 infects the lower respiratory tract deep in the lung, where it can cause deadly pneumonia.
Continue reading the main storyRona Ambrose
Canadian Health Minister
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says
it is difficult to transmit the virus from person to person but when
people do become infected, the mortality rate is about 60%.
In the latest incident, the infected person first showed
symptoms of the flu on an Air Canada flight from Beijing to Vancouver on
27 December, officials said. The passenger continued on to Edmonton and on 1 January was admitted to hospital where they died two days later.
Canadian federal health officials said they would not identify the patient's sex, age or occupation.
Ms Ambrose said Canadian officials were working with Chinese authorities on the case.
"The risk of getting H5N1 is very low. This is not the regular seasonal flu. This is an isolated case," she said.
According to the WHO, between 2003 and December 2013 there were 648 confirmed human cases of H5N1 infection in 15 countries, leading to 384 deaths.
Experts say that if the H5N1 virus were to mutate and become easily transmissible between humans, the consequences for public health could be very serious.
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http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/08/health/canada-h5n1-avian-flu/
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