The West Coast Canadian province of British Columbia said on Saturday that it had detected the first presumptive positive case of H5 bird flu virus infection acquired by a human in Canada. The individual presumed to be infected is a teenager who is receiving care at a children's hospital,

A person has tested positive in British Columbia, Canadian health officials said, though the results must be sent to another lab for confirmation.

A B.C. teen is being treated in hospital for a presumptive case of avian flu, the first known case contracted in Canada. Officials are working to find the source of exposure and follow up with any contacts.

In September, a resident of Missouri became the 14th person in the United States to test positive for avian flu this year. Notably, this patient had no known contact with animals.