Teen infected with H5N1 stable but remains critically ill

Canadian probe into teen's critical H5N1 infection finds no clear source
As a Canadian teen remains in critical care with an H5N1 avian flu infection in a British Columbia hospital, health investigators said today they haven't identified the source, but have found other clues such as virus changes that may have led to a more severe lower respiratory infection.
B.C. teen remains in critical condition with H5N1 avian flu
B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the teen infected with H5N1 avian flu remains in critical condition in Children's Hospital.
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 teenager has experts worried.
Bird flu in B.C. : Teen infected with H5N1 in stable but critical condition
H5N1 update from BC Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry on Nov. 26, 2024.
British Columbia teenager in critical condition with H5N1 bird flu
A teenager in British Columbia who is being treated in the critical care unit was confirmed to have been infected with the bird flu virus.
Cause of B.C. teen's H5N1 avian flu infection still unknown, health officials say
B.C. health officials say they still don't know how a teenager became infected with the H5N1 strain of avian flu but say no further cases have been identified.Earlier this month, health officials announced they were investigating what was believed to be the first human case of H5N1 avian influenza caught in Canada.
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Bird flu leaves teen in critical condition after country's first reported case
A teenager has been left in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive human case of avian influenza (H5N1, or bird flu) in Canada. B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie ...
CBC.ca15d
B.C. teen with avian flu is in critical condition, provincial health officer says
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says. Henry says the teen, the first presumptive human case of the H5N1 strain of avian flu contracted in Canada, was admitted to hospital late ...
CBS News15d
Canadian teen in critical condition with suspected case of bird flu
It's not clear how the teenager picked up the virus, which has been detected recently in wild birds and poultry in the province, said Dr. Bonnie Henry ... it is the Type A H5N1 bird flu, but ...
CNN16d
Canadian teen in critical condition with bird flu; source of exposure is unknown
Government testing confirmed that the strain is H5N1, the Public Health Agency ... fever and cough, said Dr. Bonnie Henry, an epidemiologist who is the provincial health officer for British ...
The Independent16d
H5N1 bird flu might be more prevalent among humans than public health data shows
As H5N1 bird flu continues to spread around the ... fully understand the source of exposure here in BC,” said Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer.
Vancouver Sun on MSN1d
Bird flu in B.C.: Teen infected with H5N1 stable but remains critically ill
B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will provide an update today on the status of the teenager who was infected ...
Henry cautions about ponds, petting zoos as source of B.C. bird flu case remains a mystery
The teen remains in critical condition in BC Children's Hospital, and Henry said an extensive investigation had yet to find a ...
Three mysterious bird flu cases worry experts that another pandemic is looming
This month, two independent cases of bird flu were detected in North American children without any known exposure to infected ...