There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...

Avian flu typically spreads between wild and domestic birds but can spread to other animals and people. There have now been ...

Amid confirmation that a B.C. teen hospitalized last week is the first person to acquire H5N1 avian flu in Canada, health ...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has also been testing milk for signs of H5N1 in dairy cows. Canada has had no ...

Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says.

There are no indications that H5N1 bird flu would spark a pandemic, but experts urged preparedness including stockpiling vaccines and using wastewater testing.

Human-to-human transmission is very rare, but as cases among animals rise, many experts are worried the virus could develop ...

British Columbia's chief veterinarian has told clinics that treat wild birds that they must establish protocols to prevent ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) today confirmed a human case of avian influenza (also known as bird flu) caused by ...

especially the seasonal flu vaccine. Do not touch sick or dead animals or their droppings and do not bring sick wild animals into your home. Keep your pets away from sick or dead animals and their ...

B.C.’s provincial heath officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, has reported the first suspected human case of avian flu had been detected ...