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.
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.
Teen is Canada’s first presumptive positive human case of H5 avian flu
Health officials in British Columbia have reported the first presumptive case of H5 avian influenza in a human in Canada.
Bird Flu Hits Site With Half of World’s Wandering Albatrosses
An island halfway between South Africa and Antarctica, where half of the world’s wandering albatrosses breed, is under threat from a fast-spreading strain of bird flu. High pathogenicity avian influenza, or HPAI, is suspected to have reached Marion ...
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.
Canadian teen with suspected avian flu in critical condition
A British Columbia (BC) teen from the Fraser Health region who was hospitalized with an earlier announced presumptive positive H5 avian flu infection is in critical condition, the province's top health official said today.
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.
First Human Case of Bird Flu Detected in Canada
Investigations are underway after a teenager from British Columbia, now receiving care in hospital, was infected via an unknown source.
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,
Canada reports 1st local case of H5 bird flu
A teen in Canada may be the first person to catch an H5 bird flu virus within the country. Health officials are now working to confirm the diagnosis.
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.
Avian flu: People, pets urged to keep clear of sick, dead birds as B.C. probes 1st human case
A teen from the Fraser Health region, remains in critical condition in B.C. Children's Hospital after contracting Canada's ...
Bird flu decimating South America's elephant seal colonies
The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America's elephant seals and drastically cutting herd ...
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H9N2 avian flu infects 7 more in China
China has reported seven more H9N2 avian flu infections in humans, mostly involving children and all in people whose symptoms ...
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Avian flu in humans: Pink eye a symptom, unclear if flu vaccine will offer protection
Human-to-human transmission is very rare, but as cases among animals rise, many experts are worried the virus could develop ...
Asymptomatic people may carry avian flu
As avian flu spreads in California dairies, new CDC study finds evidence of prior infection in people who felt healthy.
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A Canadian teen is in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu
shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue).
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State agencies initially struggled to coordinate bird flu response, records show
Emails show Wisconsin officials did not have a plan for issuing guidance in Spanish, the dominant language for most dairy ...
Elephant seal numbers drop after avian flu outbreak: First report of transmission between marine mammals
The sounds of barking elephant seals are again in the air along the breeding grounds of Península Valdés, Argentina—but it's ...