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 Tuesday.The patient, Canada’s first presumed human case of H5N1, was previously healthy and had no underlying conditions,
Canadian teen hospitalized in critical condition with deadly bird flu
Canada’s National Microbiology Lab confirmed the presumptive prognosis after testing genomic sequencing, officials said.
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 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 in Canada. Expert Sam Scarpino discusses the health risk and potential for spread.
Teen infected in Canada’s first bird flu case is in critical condition
A Canadian teenager infected with bird flu — that country’s first case involving a locally acquired infection — is in critical condition and experiencing difficulty breathing, health officials said Tuesday.
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.
Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen
Canadian health officials have confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen. The Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday that tests showed the virus involved was related to a bird flu outbreak in poultry in the province.
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 Hospitalized in Critical Condition With Bird Flu
Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in American dairy herds and poultry flocks, Canadian officials have announced that a teen in British Columbia has been hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu.
Canadian teen’s bird flu infection is not the version found in cows
A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.
Canadian teen in critical condition with bird flu; source of exposure is unknown
A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with bird flu, health officials reported Tuesday. The teen has been receiving care at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver since Friday, the same day an initial test came back positive for H5 influenza.
Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition
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Canada Reports First Human Case Of H5N1 Bird Flu
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What Canada does to monitor H5N1 avian flu
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