Scientists say they hope testing wastewater for pathogens, which gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic in B.C., ...

Bird flu is also now killing wild birds ... it’s only when we then send those tissues in that they can look under a microscope and see some subtle changes,” Dr. LaHue explained.

One of those cases still contained genetic fragments of the 1918 virus, and that was a case that had really good histologic evidence, that is under the microscope, of primary influenza pneumonia.

An electron microscope image of the CDC’s recreated 1918 Influenza virus, seen here, 18 hours after infection. Courtesy: CDC/Dr. Terrence Tumpey Despite recent advances in microbiology ...

from around the province to gauge virus levels — not just for COVID-19, but also for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Scientists say they hope Canada continues to fund that work.