B.C. teen diagnosed with bird flu in critical condition, with source of virus likely to remain unknown
The Fraser Valley teen does not have any connection to poultry farms, where a highly pathogenic version of avian flu has decimated flocks at 24 sites in B.C.
A Canadian teen is in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu
NEW YORK -- A Canadian teen is hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu, a British Columbia health official said Tuesday.
With B.C. teen sick in hospital with suspected bird flu, what should parents know?
Dr. Anna Wolak, a family physician in Vancouver, said many parents are likely having flashbacks to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite this flu being a single case.
Canadian Teen With Suspected Bird Flu Is in Critical Condition
A Canadian teenager is currently in critical condition after contracting a suspected case of H5N1 bird flu, a British Columbia health official announced on Tuesday. While officials have released few details about the patient,
Teen in critical condition with Canada's first presumptive human case of bird flu
A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children's hospital, sick with Canada's first presumptive human case of avian influenza. "This was a healthy teenager prior to this, so no underlying conditions,
Human bird flu case presumed in Canada, teenage patient is hospitalized
The first presumed human case of avian influenza (H5N1, or bird flu) has been reported in Canada. An infectious disease expert weighs in on potential concerns.
Canada detects first presumptive human H5 bird flu case: ‘A rare event’
"We are conducting a thorough investigation to fully understand the source of exposure here in B.C.," British Columbia Health Officer Bonnie Henry said in a statement.
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Bird flu virus detected in pigs for the first time in US
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Could bird flu spark the next pandemic - and are we prepared if it does?
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Oregon first state to report new spike in avian flu during fall waterfowl migration
With migratory waterfowl back in Oregon for the winter, the state is again seeing an increase in cases of avian flu and ...
Oregon sees uptick in bird flu in fall migration of wild birds
With the fall migration underway, Oregon officials have noted an increase in birds infected with bird flu. Oregon Department ...
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1st US case of bird flu in a pig raises concerns over potential human threat
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - This 2005 electron microscope image shows an avian ...
UK confirms bird flu cases at commercial poultry farm
The UK government said on Tuesday that cases of bird flu had been confirmed in commercial poultry at premises in Yorkshire, ...
Inside Canada's chaotic response to avian flu
Avian flu is still present in Canada. As of Nov. 1, there were only 11 active infections in the country, almost all of them in B.C. But rates have come down since the initial wave of infections in ...