Teen sickened with Canada's first human case of bird flu is in critical condition — and the source remains a mystery
A teenager in Canada is critically ill with the country's first human case of H5N1 bird flu. Health officials aren't sure how the youth was exposed.
Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition
A teenager in British Columbia is in critical condition after being exposed to H5N1 bird flu. The source of the virus has not been determined. The teen is the first presumptive case of H5N1 bird flu in Canada. Canadian health officials announced Tuesday ...
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 t
Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen
Initial testing had indicated the teenager’s infection was from bird flu and was confirmed in further testing, the Public Health Agency of Canada said in a statement. The teen has been hospitalized in Vancouver since Friday and was reported in critical condition on Tuesday.
Canadian Teen Hospitalized in Critical Condition With Bird Flu
Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in American dairy herds and poultry flocks, Canadian officials have announced that a teen in British Columbia has been hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu.
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.
Canadian Teen In Critical Condition With Suspected Case Of Bird Flu
The teenager was healthy before developing symptoms and is not known to have any contact with infected animals, health officials said.
Canada Detects Its First Human Case of Bird Flu
A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease, and officials were working to find out how the person was exposed to the virus.
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