Monday, October 31, 2005

Canada finds flu in wild birds, checking strain

quote[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 Food Inspection Agency. There are nine different strains of H5 avian flu.]


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