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 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 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.
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.
Canada reports 1st local case of H5 bird flu
H5 bird flu viruses are a broad group of related viruses that carry ... there have been no cases reported in dairy cattle and no evidence of avian influenza in samples of milk." H5N1 can linger in raw milk but is neutralized through the pasteurization ...
California, Washington report more suspected H5 avian flu cases
Two states affected by avian flu outbreaks in dairy cattle and commercial poultry reported more probable H5 avian flu infections in farm workers over the last few days, four in California and three in Washington.
H5 avian influenza: B.C. reports 1st suspected human case of bird flu
British Columbia’s health ministry says the first suspected human case of avian influenza has been detected in Canada. A teenager in the province has tested positive for the virus — also called bird flu — which can be fatal.
A BC teen is “presumptive positive” for first case of H5 avian flu in Canada
A teenager in BC has tested presumptive positive for avian influenza. This is the first detection of a presumed human case in Canada.
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. While officials have released few details about the patient,
A Canadian Teen Is in Critical Condition With What Is Believed to Be Bird Flu
A Canadian teen is hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu, a British Columbia health official said Tuesday. It’s not clear how the teenager picked up the virus, which has been detected recently in wild birds and poultry in the province,
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,
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Canada Reports First Human H5 Bird Flu Case In British Columbia; Doctors Label It A ‘Rare Event’
This recent case marks an unprecedented event in Canada, as no prior human infections with H5 avian flu had been ...
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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B.C. teen remains in critical condition in suspected case of avian flu
A teen in British Columbia remains in critical condition in what it's believed to be Canada's first human case of the avian ...