Avian flu

Thousands of turkeys are dying in the Fraser Valley—and it’s not because of the holiday season

First case of H7N9 virus found outside China

A new strain of bird flu that has killed 17 people in China and infected at least 82, may have been transferred from human-to-human, officials said.

Six people are reported dead, thousands of birds have been destroyed and international travel stocks plummeted Friday as fears mount over an outbreak of the H7N9 avian flu virus.

Researchers ask Canada’s public health agency the tough questions, and the answers aren’t very reassuring

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