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INSANE: Rare event canada records its first human bird flu case | Rare Historical Photos

Bird flu has spread among wild birds worldwide, and among poultry and dairy cows kept on farms in the United States [File: Regis Duvignau/Reuters]

Canada has confirmed its first human case of bird flu after a teenager tested positive for the virus, according to health authorities.

The teenager, from the western province of British Columbia, is believed to have caught the H5 avian flu from a bird or animal, said a statement by the province on Saturday. The infected person is undergoing treatment at a children’s hospital.

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