不列颠哥伦比亚省的青少年检测H5禽流感呈阳性,这是正在调查的罕见案例。 Teen in British Columbia tests positive for H5 avian flu, a rare case under investigation.

不列颠哥伦比亚省报告了它在不列颠哥伦比亚省儿童医院治疗的青少年第一起H5禽流感假定病例。 British Columbia has reported its first presumed human case of H5 avian flu in a teenager, who is being treated at BC Children's Hospital. 不列颠哥伦比亚疾病控制中心确认了初步测试,在温尼伯正在进行进一步测试。 The BC Centre for Disease Control confirmed the initial test, with further testing underway in Winnipeg. 省级卫生官员表示,这是罕见的事件,而且接触来源可能来自目前正在调查的动物或鸟类。 Provincial health officials say this is a rare event, and the source of exposure is likely from an animal or bird, currently under investigation.