Update from Health Canada (h/t @helenbranswell.bsky.social ) concerning the case of avian influenza in British Columbia:

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2024/11/update-on-avian-influenza-and-risk-to-canadians.html

Sequencing confirms H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b genotype D.1.1 which is currently causing an outbreak in poultry in Canada.

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