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MONTREAL, Canada - A teenager in British Columbia has become the first person in Canada to test positive for bird flu , authorities said Saturday.This person is receiving treatment in a children's hospital for H5 avian flu, the provincial health department said.The source of contagion and any possible contacts are being investigated.Officials said the infection probably came from a bird or animal."This is a rare event," British Columbia Health Officer Bonnie Henry said.
It can occasionally infect humans through close contact or contaminated environments.Scientists have voiced concern about the growing number of mammals becoming infected by bird flu, even if cases in humans remain rare.They fear a high rate of transmission could facilitate a mutation of the virus, which could enable it to be passed from one human to another.
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