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 Reports First Human Case Of H5N1 Bird Flu
A teenager in British Columbia, Canada has been hospitalized with a presumed case of H5N1 bird flu, the first detected human case in the country in the current outbreak.
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.
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.
B.C. teen with Canada's first human case of avian flu in critical condition, Dr. Bonnie Henry says
The teenager who is sick with the first-ever human case of avian influenza acquired in Canada is in hospital in critical condition, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Tuesday.
Canada's First Avian Flu Case: Teenager in Critical Condition
A British Columbia teenager is in critical condition with Canada's first presumptive human case of avian influenza. Officials suspect the H5N1 strain, known to have low human transmission risk. Despite no known human-to-human spread,
What is avian bird flu? Here's what you need to know after Canada's first presumptive human case reported in teenager
The first presumptive human case of avian bird flu has been found in Canada. Here's what you need to know about avian flu.
Teen in critical condition with Canada's first presumptive human case of bird flu
No evidence of human transmission, but virus found in increasing number of animals World Health Organization says H5N1's risk to humans is low Bird flu has infected ... sick with Canada's first presumptive human case of avian influenza.
Canadian Teen Hospitalized in Critical Condition With Bird Flu
Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in American dairy herds and poultry flocks, Canadian officials have announced that a teen in British Columbia has been hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu.
B.C. teen with avian flu is in critical condition, provincial health officer says
A teenager who tested positive for avian flu is in critical condition with acute respiratory distress according to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.
A Canadian teen is in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu
A Canadian teen is hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu, a British Columbia health official said Tuesday. It’s not clear how the teenager picked up the virus, which has been detected recently in wild birds and poultry in the province,
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Health officials urge vigilance with discovery of Canada’s first presumptive avian flu case in B.C. teen
The detection of a human case of avian flu caught in Canada, “is very significant,” said Matthew Miller, Canada ...
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Canada probes suspected avian flu infection in hospitalized teen
Over the weekend, British Columbia (BC) health officials reported a presumptive positive H5 avian flu infection in a teenager ...
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Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of H5 bird flu
Canada has reported H5N1 bird flu in wildlife and domestic birds ... Unlike the US, Canada has not detected avian influenza in any of its dairy herds, and the specific strain of H5N1 that is ...