Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition
Cases of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. dairy and poultry workers have largely been mild. However, a new case in a British Columbia ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Experts urge Ottawa to build vaccine stockpile for H5N1 bird flu
Amid confirmation that a B.C. teen hospitalized last week is the first person to acquire H5N1 avian flu in Canada, health ...
Will bird flu be the next pandemic and could it cause a lockdown? What experts say
There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...
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Hawaii officials investigate source of bird flu detected in Oahu wastewater
The Hawaii Department of Health said the specimen was collected last Thursday, and that it received the result on Tuesday, but that it will not be able to determine whether it is specifically the ...
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Build vaccine stockpile, use wastewater testing for H5N1 bird flu, experts urge
Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says. The ...
Statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada: Update on Avian Influenza and Risk to Canadians
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) today confirmed a human case of avian influenza (also known as bird flu) caused by ...
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 ...
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Hawaii is the only state without an H5N1 avian flu case. But a wastewater sample might say otherwise.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii is the only state that hasn’t reported a case of H5N1, but that might change after an ...
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A Wastewater Surveillance Program Sounds the Alarm on Avian Influenza
Their goal was to detect infectious disease outbreaks early, and recent upticks in avian influenza (H5N1) cases beyond bird ...