CBC NEWS: Sunday, April 26, 2009 11:02 AM PT
Nova Scotia and British Columbia have confirmed cases of swine flu, while new cases of the infection have been found in New York City, as health officials around the world test for a virus linked to a more serious outbreak in Mexico. Nova Scotia's chief public health officer, Dr. Robert Strang, said Sunday the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg confirmed late Saturday that four young people in the province are recovering from "relatively mild" cases of the disease.
Strang said the four are between the ages of 12 and 18 and all attend a private school in the Windsor area of Nova Scotia. They had been part of a group of students who were on a school trip to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula in early April, Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed, medical officer of health for Capital Health, told reporters. B.C.'s Centre for Disease Control on Sunday confirmed cases of swine flu involving two people from the province who recently returned from Mexico.
2 comments:
should urban mini chicken ranches be a concern to city dwellers and their exotic birds?
who is monitering the health of city chickens? Are there inspectors?
statistically there will be illness in some chickens, we can only hope they will be given veterinary attention, but given the cost of a visit is this likely?
Is it realistic to believe that everyone with sick birds will report this to the medical health officer?
If neighbourhood poultry become infected with avian flu will my neighbourhood be quarantined?
suggestion:
urban poultry keepers should be registered for public health safety and documentation. A reasonable license fee should be applied to cover admin costs.
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