Screening for bird flu in Canada as US cases soar

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLtXXpo4Ge1ReTEboVvTDg https://ift.tt/uKwDOPW As bird flu spread among animals soars in the United States, hospitals are being told to proactively screen for potential human cases in influenza A patients. Following CDC guidance, the New York State Department of Health issued an advisory on Monday instructing doctors to ask people with suspected or confirmed influenza A about potential exposures to wild and domestic animals, animal products or symptomatic people with probable or confirmed avian influenza. The question now arises whether Canadian hospitals should adopt similar measures. Global's Nivrita Ganguly finds out. For more info, please go to https://ift.tt/pbNAT9L Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #birdflu