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.
Screening for bird flu in Canada as US cases soar
