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.
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.
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.
STAT10h
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 ...
Vancouver Sun on MSN16h
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 ...
News9h
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 ...
Fox News13d
Bird flu leaves teen in critical condition after country's first reported case
A teenager has been left in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive human case of avian influenza (H5N1, or bird flu) in Canada. B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie ...
CBS News14d
Canadian teen in critical condition with suspected case of bird flu
It's not clear how the teenager picked up the virus, which has been detected recently in wild birds and poultry in the province, said Dr. Bonnie Henry ... it is the Type A H5N1 bird flu, but ...
CBC.ca14d
B.C. teen with avian flu is in critical condition, provincial health officer says
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says. Henry says the teen, the first presumptive human case of the H5N1 strain of avian flu contracted in Canada, was admitted to hospital late ...
CNN15d
Canadian teen in critical condition with bird flu; source of exposure is unknown
Government testing confirmed that the strain is H5N1, the Public Health Agency ... fever and cough, said Dr. Bonnie Henry, an epidemiologist who is the provincial health officer for British ...
The Independent15d
H5N1 bird flu might be more prevalent among humans than public health data shows
As H5N1 bird flu continues to spread around the ... fully understand the source of exposure here in BC,” said Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer.
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 ...