Canada’s first human bird flu case: Teen in critical condition; dangers of H5N1 in kids and young
A teenager in Canada, hospitalized with the country's first case of the H5N1 bird flu, is in critical condition. Health officials report his condition deteriorated rapidly despite having no prior health issues.
B.C. teen with avian flu is in critical condition, provincial health officer says
A teenager who tested positive for avian flu is in critical condition with acute respiratory distress according to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.
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.
Teen in Critical Condition After Contracting Canada's First ‘Presumptive’ Human Case of Bird Flu
It is not known how the teen contracted bord flu, according to British Columbia health officials A teenager in British Columbia, Canada, is in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive case of bird flu in the country,
What Canada does to monitor H5N1 avian flu
Since Influenza A or flu viruses are named after the animal where they are most commonly found, avian viruses are naturally found in birds. H5N1 is a highly transmissible and usually mild disease in geese,
Canada’s First Human Case of H5 Bird Flu Leaves Teen in Critical Condition
British Columbia health officials have yet to identify a likely source of the infection, though none of the teen's contacts have tested positive for the virus so far.
Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of H5 bird flu
A British Columbia teen who contracted Canada's first known human case of H5 bird flu has deteriorated swiftly in recent days and is now in critical condition, health officials reported Tuesday. The teen's case was announced Saturday by provincial health officials,
Health officials detect first bird flu case on Oahu
State health officials said Tuesday night that they have detected H5 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in wastewater test samples on Oahu for the first time.
Bird flu: Canada teenager hospitalised with country's first presumptive human case
This marked "the first detection of a presumed human case" of H5 in Canada, authorities in British Columbia said. View on euronews
Is It Time to Worry About Bird Flu?
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Research identifies respiratory transmission potential of H5N1 virus
A highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI ... with high levels in the respiratory system. In a prior study, the researchers had infected ferrets with a bovine H5N1 virus and, although it caused ...
Deadly Bird Flu Strain From Dairy Cows Raises Alarms With Airborne Transmission in Mammals
Some antiviral drugs demonstrate high effectiveness against bovine H5N1. A recent study published in Nature reports that a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, isolated from the eye of ...
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Bovine H5N1 influenza from infected worker transmissible and lethal in animal models
A highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI ... with high levels in the respiratory system. In a prior study, the researchers had infected ferrets with a bovine H5N1 virus and, although it caused ...