Health officials announced today that the first North American case of H5N1 flu has been found in Canada.
Authorities said at a press conference that the H5N1 victim lived in Alberta, but contracted the virus while in China. The person began to feel unwell during a flight home from Beijing to Vancouver on Dec. 27 on Air Canada Flight 030. After spending a few hours in the Vancouver airport, the individual then travelled on to Edmonton on Air Canada Flight 244. Continue reading “H5N1 Bird Flu: First Case Found In Canada”