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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.

Los Angeles Times on MSN · 2d

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 ...

Gizmodo · 2d

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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

2don MSN

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 ...

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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 ...

The Canadian Press on MSN2d

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 ...

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