A B.C. teen is being treated in hospital for a presumptive case of the H5N1 strain of avian flu, the first known case contracted in Canada. Officials are working to find the source of exposure and follow up with any contacts.
Correction: A previous caption for this video incorrectly described the first domestically acquired case of Avian Influenza. It is in fact the first case of someone acquiring the H5N1 strain of the virus in Canada. There were cases of the H7N3 strain acquired in B.C.'s Fraser Valley in 2004.

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