Avian Influenza Genomics Projects

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Two new genomics research projects in B.C. aim to stay ahead of bird flu threat

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Genome B.C. is funding two new genomics research projects to help the province stay ahead of the threat of avian flu.

Researchers plan to test how air currents might contribute to the H5N1 virus’s spread and develop an easy blood test for people to do at home if they think they have been exposed to the virus.

The first known human case of bird flu in Canada was a 13-year-old girl who went to an emergency room with a fever and conjunctivitis in her eyes.

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