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

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.

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

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

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

People have been hearing a lot about H5N1 bird flu -- or highly pathogenic avian influenza -- since a B.C. teen became the ...

Bird flu H5N1 has infected dozens of people in the U.S. this year. Could it be the next pandemic? Experts explain the threat ...

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 ...