WHO confirms first fatal human case of bird flu A(H5N2)

  • 📰 CTVNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 111 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 48%
  • Publisher: 99%

Health Health Headlines News

Health Health Latest News,Health Health Headlines

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday a death was caused by the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with a subtype of avian influenza.

More than four million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after bird flu was detected at a large farm. WHO said the 59-year-old resident of Mexico had died on April 24 after developing a fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea, nausea and general discomfort.

Air Canada is now offering free beer and wine on flights within Canada and the U.S. until the end of the year. Oleg Kononenko achieved the milestone on Tuesday, having made five journeys to the International Space Station dating back to 2008.Recent victims have included large corporations such as retailer London Drugs, as well as the City of Hamilton and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador.Country superstar Shania Twain stops to dine at southern Alberta café

A statue dedicated to the Royal Regina Rifles Regiment has been officially unveiled in France just ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day.A Cape Breton is this year's recipient of the McEuen Scholarship, which gives him basically a full ride to the medical school at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.'A lot of all-nighters': Winnipeg student creates massive D-Day diorama

U.S. court documents are offering a glimpse into the communications of two of the men facing charges in connection with Canada’s largest gold heist last April.Air Canada is now offering free beer and wine on flights within Canada and the U.S. until the end of the year.As the strike deadline draws closer, the chair of the TTC board remained confident Wednesday that a tentative deal will be reached but said riders should have a Plan B in case of a service disruption on Friday.

The François Legault government has no plans to offer Indigenous students any further relief from the requirements of the new Charter of the French Language.The criminal case against Robert Miller should be thrown out because he is too ill to have a fair trial, the Montreal billionaire's lawyers say.The City of Brossard supports the PQ request for an inquiry into foreign interference, in the wake of the federal report tabled on the subject on Monday.

One man is dead, a woman is in custody, and RCMP in Saskatchewan have arrested a third suspect following an officer-involved shooting Wednesday.A forensic psychiatrist has testified he believes admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki’s self-described symptoms of schizophrenia are ‘fabrications’ made after his arrest in the killings of four Indigenous women.Sask.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in HEALTH

Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

First-ever human death of bird flu strain H5N2 confirmed in Mexico: WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Wednesday the first laboratory-confirmed fatal human case of avian influenza A(H5N2) in Mexico.
Source: GlobalCalgary - 🏆 50. / 61 Read more »

WHO confirms 1st fatal human case of H5N2 bird fluIn this June 11, 2009, file photo, the logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. An email obtained by The Associated Press shows that the World Health Organization has recorded 65 cases of the coronavirus among staff based at its headquarters, including at least one cluster of infections.
Source: CBCNews - 🏆 2. / 99 Read more »