Statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada: Update on Avian …
1 day ago · The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) today confirmed a human case of avian influenza (also known as bird flu) caused by influenza A(H5N1) virus in Canada. This is the first domestically acquired human case of H5N1 avian influenza.
1st case of avian flu in Canada confirmed. Health Canada says …
1 day ago · Experts and health authorities say that while the risk of human infection with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza remains low, people should avoid contact with sick or dead birds.
Statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada - Update on Avian …
1 day ago · Share this article. OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 13, 2024 /CNW/ - The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) today confirmed a human case of avian influenza (also known as bird flu) caused by influenza A (H5N1 ...
As bird flu emerges in Canada, experts urge preparedness
1 day ago · 2:12 H5N1 avian influenza: B.C. reports 1st suspected human case of bird flu Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says ...
Canadian Teenager Is Country’s First Human Bird Flu Case
1 day ago · Nov. 13, 2024, 2:27 p.m. ET. A teenager was hospitalized and in critical condition after contracting bird flu, in what Canadian officials said on Tuesday was the country’s first known case of ...
Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen | AP News
1 day ago · Updated 1:24 PM PST, November 13, 2024. OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Health officials on Wednesday confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen and said the virus was related to a poultry outbreak in the province. Initial testing had indicated the teenager’s infection was from bird flu and was confirmed in further testing, the Public Health ...
Federal lab confirms B.C. teen is first to contract bird flu in Canada
1 day ago · The Public Health Agency of Canada has now confirmed that a teen in B.C. Children’s Hospital is infected with a human case of avian influenza (also known as bird flu) caused by influenza A(H5N1 ...
Canada reports first human bird flu case in teen in critical condition
1 day ago · Canada has reported H5N1 bird flu in wildlife and domestic birds. This year, there have been at least 24 reports of the virus in domestic bird facilities, including at least 10 infected premises ...
Bird flu: Canada teen in critical condition with suspected H5 virus
2 days ago · CNN —. A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with suspected bird flu, health officials reported Tuesday. The teen has been receiving care at BC Children’s Hospital in ...
Teen with bird flu in Canada hospitalized in critical condition - NBC News
1 day ago · Nov. 13, 2024, 2:14 PM UTC / Source: Reuters. By Reuters. A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children’s hospital, sick with Canada’s first presumptive human case of ...