H5N1, Canada

Bird flu scare in Canada: First human case confirmed – Here’s what you need to know
A teenager in British Columbia has become the first person in Canada to test positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu. Health authorities are urgently investigating how the virus spread, but they assure the public that the risk remains low.
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 ...
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 cases of H5N1 reported in dairy cattle. There's also no evidence of bird flu in samples of commercial milk. "Milk and milk products that have been pasteurized are safe to consume," the Public Health Agency of Canada said.
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.
Canadian Teen With Suspected Bird Flu Is in Critical Condition
A Canadian teenager is currently in critical condition after contracting a suspected case of H5N1 bird flu, a British Columbia health official announced on Tuesday.
Canada's national lab confirms H5N1 in hospitalized teen
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) today announced that the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg has confirmed that the H5 avian flu detected in a British Columbia (BC) teen is the H5N1 virus.
Canada Reports First Human Case Of H5N1 Bird Flu
A teenager in British Columbia, Canada has been hospitalized with a presumed case of H5N1 bird flu, the first detected human case in the country in the current outbreak.
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.
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.
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First presumptive human case of H5N1 avian flu acquired in Canada detected in teen
British Columbia's Ministry of Health says the first suspected human ... in the region covered by Fraser Health tested positive for avian flu, thought to be the H5N1 variant, and the teen is ...
H5N1-infected teenager now in ‘critical condition’ say Canadian doctors
A Canadian teenager hospitalised with suspected H5N1 bird flu is now in critical condition, health authorities said on ...
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Canada health agency confirms 1st domestically acquired human case of H5N1 bird flu
(MENAFN) The Public health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed on Wednesday that the first domestically acquired human case of ...
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Canada Reports First Human H5 Bird Flu Case In British Columbia; Doctors Label It A ‘Rare Event’
The case, which emerged in British Columbia, has raised significant health concerns ... While bird flu strains such as ...
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Build vaccine stockpile, use wastewater testing for H5N1 bird flu, experts urge
TORONTO — Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency ...