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Teen sickened with Canada's first human case of bird flu is in critical condition — and the source remains a mystery
Credit: DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images A teenager in Canada is critically ill with the first human case ...
What Canada does to monitor H5N1 avian flu
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has also been testing milk for signs of H5N1 in dairy cows. Canada has had no ...
Government of Canada invests in research on avian influenza A(H5N1)
Today, the Honorable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced a $5.2 million investment through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), in collaboration with other federal and provincial ...
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Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition
The source of the virus has not been determined. The teen is the first presumptive case of H5N1 bird flu in Canada. Canadian ...
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Canada Funds Avian Influenza A
Avian influenza A(H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, is a viral disease that is typically transmitted between wild birds and poultry but can spread to ...
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Experts urge Ottawa to build vaccine stockpile for H5N1 bird flu
Amid confirmation that a B.C. teen hospitalized last week is the first person to acquire H5N1 avian flu in Canada, health ...
Will bird flu be the next pandemic and could it cause a lockdown? What experts say
There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...
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Canadian teen’s bird flu infection is not the version found in cows
A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.
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New Bird Flu Spread Patterns Are Revealed in Wastewater
Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, recently tested positive for bird flu. But ...
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B.C.’s chief vet tells clinics to set up avian flu protocols amid human exposure risk
British Columbia's chief veterinarian has told clinics that treat wild birds that they must establish protocols to prevent ...
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Lab confirms Canada’s first case of avian flu infection in humans in B.C.
Canada’s Public Health Agency has confirmed that a B.C. teenager hospitalized last Friday is the country’s first human case ...
B.C. farmer devastated to cull 30,000 hens after bird flu outbreak
An egg farm in B.C. fell victim to an outbreak of avian influenza earlier this month, leaving the farmer no choice but to ...