A human bird flu case is thought to be found in Canada for the first time

A person has tested positive in British Columbia, Canadian health officials said, though the results must be sent to another lab for confirmation.

A human bird flu case is thought to be found in Canada for the first time
A 2005 electron microscope image shows an avian influenza A H5N1 virion.

A person has tested positive in British Columbia, Canadian health officials said, though the results must be sent to another lab for confirmation.

(Image credit: Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz)