Canada finds flu in wild birds, checking strain
October 31, 2005
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada has discovered a strain of H5
avian flu in wild birds and is now checking whether it is the
same H5N1 killer strain which has spread to Europe, an official
said on Monday.
“It’s definitely H5. We’re still testing for the N
subtype,” said Alain Charette, a spokesman for the Canadian
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