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1 case of H5N1 fatal avian influenza confirmed in Alberta
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/1-case-of-h5n1-fatal-avian-influenza-confirmed-in-alberta-1.2489160This is not H1N1, but H5N1, the kind that is caught directly from birds and does not transmit from human to human. It has a 50% mortality rate. First case in North America.
Interesting point in the press conference: this person was in Beijing. According to Chinese gov't, there is no H5N1 in Beijing. (sure)