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B.C. animal clinics told to set up avian flu protocols amid human exposure risk | Globalnews.ca

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B.C. chief veterinarian says clinics handling wild birds must have safety procedures in place.

Dr. Theresa Burns said in a letter to vets last week that reporting of sick and dead wild birds across the province has increased recently.

Days after Burns issued her letter, the first case of a human avian flu infection acquired in Canada , with the teenage patient in critical condition.

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