The flu virus detected in pigs at a Canadian farm is identical to the human strain, Canadian scientists announced Saturday, adding the animals react to the H1N1 virus in a similar way to other flus. Researchers at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency "have mapped the full genetic sequence of the virus" that has been found in swine in the western ...

Canada on Friday said it has discovered the country's 16th case of mad cow disease in an animal at a farm in the province of Alberta. "No part of the animal's carcass entered the human food or animal feed systems," the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said in a statement. "The animal's birth farm has been identified ...

Pigs from a herd in the Canadian province of Alberta have tested positive for H1N1 flu virus, Canadian health authorities said on Saturday. "The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) indicates that it has found H1N1 flu virus in a swine herd in Alberta," a statement from the agency said. While further testing is needed "to more fully characterize the virus ...

The strain of bird flu detected late last month on a poultry farm in the western Canadian province of British Colombia has a low risk of spreading the virus, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said. Preliminary tests indicate the strain of avian influenza is of "low pathogenicity," but 36 premises in the region still remain under quarantine as the investigation ...