Bird flu scare in Canada: First human case confirmed – Here’s what you need to know
A teenager in British Columbia has become the first person in Canada to test positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu. Health authorities are urgently investigating how the virus spread, but they assure the public that the risk remains low.
Teen sickened with Canada's first human case of bird flu is in critical condition — and the source remains a mystery
A teenager in Canada is critically ill with the country's first human case of H5N1 bird flu. Health officials aren't sure how the youth was exposed.
Canada Detects Its First Human Case of Bird Flu
A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease, and officials were working to find out how the person was exposed to the virus.
Bird flu leaves teen in critical condition after country's first reported case
A teenager has been left in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive human case of avian influenza in Canada. Expert Sam Scarpino discusses the health risk and potential for spread.
Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen
Initial testing had indicated the teenager’s infection was from bird flu and was confirmed in further testing, the Public Health Agency of Canada said in a statement. The teen has been hospitalized in Vancouver since Friday and was reported in critical condition on Tuesday.
Bird flu in Canada: What to know about poultry and milk safety
People have been hearing a lot about H5N1 bird flu — or highly pathogenic avian influenza — since a B.C. teen became the first human to get the virus in Canada and is in hospital.
Canadian teen in critical condition with bird flu; source of exposure is unknown
A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with suspected bird flu, health officials reported Tuesday.
Bird Flu Outbreak: Do Human Cases Mean Future Lockdowns?
With 46 U.S. cases and alarming signs of the virus crossing species, experts warn of unpredictable risks if human-to-human transmission were to emerge.
Teen infected in Canada’s first bird flu case is in critical condition
A Canadian teenager infected with bird flu — that country’s first case involving a locally acquired infection — is in critical condition and experiencing difficulty breathing, health officials said Tuesday.
Canada’s First Human Case of H5 Bird Flu Leaves Teen in Critical Condition
British Columbia health officials have yet to identify a likely source of the infection, though none of the teen's contacts have tested positive for the virus so far.
Oregon Confirms First Human Case of Bird Flu
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed highly pathogenic form of bird flu in a person linked to a commercial poultry operation in Clackamas County in Oregon. "There is no evidence of person-to-person transmission and the risk to the public is low,
Will bird flu be the next pandemic and could it cause a lockdown? What experts say
There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...
What Canada does to monitor H5N1 avian flu
A teenager diagnosed with bird flu in British Columbia is the first domestically acquired human case of H5N1 avian influenza, ...
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New Bird Flu Spread Patterns Are Revealed in Wastewater
Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, recently tested positive for bird flu. But ...
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B.C.’s chief vet tells clinics to set up bird flu protocols amid human exposure risk
Rob Hope, general manager of the OWL rehabilitation facility in Delta, says the centre, which cares for raptors, including ...
Cases of the bird flu are seeing an uptick in Texas and beyond. Here's what to know
Reports this week of a teen in British Columbia who tested positive for H5 avian influenza has renewed attention on the virus ...