Canadian teen in critical condition with bird flu

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 in Canada. Expert Sam Scarpino discusses the health risk and potential for spread.
Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen
Canadian health officials have confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen. The Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday that tests showed the virus involved was related to a bird flu outbreak in poultry in the province.
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.
Canadian teen in critical condition with bird flu; source of exposure is unknown
A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with bird flu, health officials reported Tuesday. The teen has been receiving care at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver since Friday, the same day an initial test came back positive for H5 influenza.
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. British Columbia health officials said Tuesday it’s not clear how the teen picked up the virus .
Is It Time to Worry About Bird Flu?
H5N1 avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, has infected more than 100 million birds in the U.S. and almost 500 dairy cattle herds across 15 states. The virus has popped up in mammals including elephant seals,
B.C. teen in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu
A Canadian teen is severely ill with what is believed to be bird flu. The teen is not known to have had any contact with infected animals.
Canadian teen hospitalized in critical condition with deadly bird flu
A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with a case of H5N1 bird flu, according to health officials. The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed in a press release that the teenager in British Columbia,
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CDC expands bird flu testing recommendation of dairy farm workers
Federal health officials are recommending expanded testing of dairy farm workers after a new study found evidence of ...
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CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections
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Why undetected bird flu cases forced CDC to alter testing guidelines
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CDC wants more bird flu testing for farm workers
Bird flu (H5N1) has been spreading across the country, among both animals and people, since April of this year. As the ...
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Hawaii officials investigate source of bird flu detected in Oahu wastewater
and is using flu surveillance to monitor for H5 bird flu activity in people, particularly those with animal exposures. CDC began monitoring wastewater across the nation during the COVID-19 ...
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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 ...