H5N1, avian flu

Cause of B.C. teen's H5N1 avian flu infection still unknown, health officials say
B.C. health officials say they still don't know how a teenager became infected with the H5N1 strain of avian flu, believed to be the first such case in Canada. The teenager is still in critical condition,
B.C. teen remains in critical condition with H5N1 avian flu
B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the teen infected with H5N1 avian flu remains in critical condition in Children's Hospital.
Canadian probe into teen's critical H5N1 infection finds no clear source
As a Canadian teen remains in critical care with an H5N1 avian flu infection in a British Columbia hospital, health investigators said today they haven't identified the source, but have found other clues such as virus changes that may have led to a more severe lower respiratory infection.
Bird flu in B.C. : Teen infected with H5N1 in stable but critical condition
H5N1 update from BC Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry on Nov. 26, 2024.
B.C. teen remains in Children's Hospital with H5N1 avian flu
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said during a press conference on Tuesday that a teen remains in critical condition in B.C.'s Children's Hospital with H5N1 avian flu. Henry said one possible source of the exposure was a pet dog who was sick at the time of the onset of illness to the child.
Why a teenager’s bird-flu infection is ringing alarm bells for scientists
A strain of avian influenza is showing signs of adaptation to human hosts, but there is no evidence that it can transmit from person to person.
British Columbia teenager in critical condition with H5N1 bird flu
A teenager in British Columbia who is being treated in the critical care unit was confirmed to have been infected with the bird flu virus.
Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition
Cases of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. dairy and poultry workers have largely been mild. However, a new case in a British Columbia teenager has experts worried.
Investigation into B.C. teen with bird flu finds no new cases, cause still unknown
BC's top doctor Bonnie Henry says that a potential source of the exposure to the teen is a pet dog that was sick at the time the young person was infected.But she said all the testing that was done on the dog have come back negative for the virus.
Health Matters: Health minister to provide update on B.C. teen with bird flu
British Columbia's provincial health officer is set to give an update on the teen who was the first human case of an H5N1 avian flu virus contraction in Canada. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Nov.
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Case of bird flu infection in British Columbia is still a mystery, for now
Health officials in British Columbia, Canada, have failed, for now, to confirm how a teenager there became infected with H5N1 ...
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Bird flu in B.C.: Teen infected with H5N1 stable but remains critically ill
B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will provide an update today on the status of the teenager who was infected ...
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Bird flu in B.C.: How to protect yourself from H5N1
As an investigation continues into how a B.C. teenager became infected with avian flu, there are ways British Columbians can ...
Three mysterious bird flu cases worry experts that another pandemic is looming
In the 2009 swine flu pandemic, multiple reassortment events in pigs and birds led to the novel H1N1 virus strain, which led ...
Henry cautions about ponds, petting zoos as source of B.C. bird flu case remains a mystery
The teen remains in critical condition in BC Children's Hospital, and Henry said an extensive investigation had yet to find a ...