# 3860
When a flu story breaks, bloggers like myself eagerly await reportage from one of the the handful of `A’ list science and health reporters in the mainstream media. The ones that not only know the science, but have the contacts in the field to get the inside story.
No one fits that description better than Helen Branswell of the Canadian Press.
Tonight Ms. Branswell brings us the latest information on the story that emerged just before noon today; the discovery of novel H1N1 infection among turkeys on an Ontario farm.
I’ve only posted the opening paragraphs. Follow the link to read the story in its entirety.
Ontario reports H1N1 in breeder turkeys, urges farmer workers to get flu shots
By Helen Branswell Medical Reporter (CP) –
TORONTO — A turkey breeding operation in southern Ontario has been hit by the H1N1 virus, the province's chief human and animal health officials reported Tuesday. It is only the second time turkeys have been reported to have been infected with the pandemic virus.
The outbreak likely poses no immediate threat to human health, and in particular should not have an impact on the safety of the food chain, the officials said, noting influenza cannot be contracted from well-cooked meat.
But experts do worry about the possibility that mutations could occur if flu viruses jump from one species to another and back again.
