1st case of avian flu in Canada confirmed. Health Canada says …
1 day ago · In a statement, the Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed the Richmond resident was infected with the H5N1 virus and said it is the first "domestically acquired" case of the disease. While ...
Statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada: Update on …
1 day ago · Today, the Public Health Agency of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg confirmed that the individual has avian influenza H5N1 and the genomic sequencing result indicates that the virus is related to the avian influenza H5N1 viruses from the ongoing outbreak in poultry in British Columbia (Influenza A (H5N1), clade 2.3.4 ...
Federal lab confirms B.C. teen is first to contract bird flu in Canada
23 hours ago · The teen, who is in critical care in hospital, B.C.’s provincial health officer confirmed on Tuesday, was admitted on Nov. 8. On Nov. 9, the teen tested presumptive positive for H5N1. On Nov. 13 ...
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 ...
Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen | AP News
23 hours 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 ...
Bird flu: Canada teen in critical condition with suspected H5 virus
1 day 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 in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of H5 …
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 ...
Avian flu: Canada's first human case confirmed in B.C. | CTV News
23 hours ago · Published Nov. 13, 2024 1:15 p.m. PST. Share. Federal health officials have confirmed that a B.C. teen who is currently in hospital has Canada's first human case of H5N1 avian flu. Testing at the ...
B.C.'s Bonnie Henry gives update on avian influenza | CTV News
2 days ago · Share. 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 ...
Canadian teen in critical condition with suspected case of ... - CBS News
1 day ago · H5N1 has been spreading widely in the U.S. among wild birds, poultry, cows and a number of other animals. In Canada, testing has been done on about three dozen people who were in contact with the ...