People have been hearing a lot about H5N1 bird flu — or highly pathogenic avian influenza — since a B.C. teen became the ...

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There are no indications that H5N1 bird flu would spark a pandemic, but experts urged preparedness including stockpiling ...

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In 2023, a highly pathogenic bird flu leapt to seals in South America, killing some 17,000 elephant seal pups (about 97 ...

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Last week B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer shared that a teenager in the Fraser Health region had tested positive for avian influenza. It is the first case of a human contracting bird flu in Canada.

PHAC, along with other Canadian authorities, is closely monitoring the situation. The agency is working with international health experts to stay updated on the global bird flu situation.

No FDA-approved rapid tests exist that specifically test for H5N1, and the first near-point-of-care test for mpox was ...

Investigations are underway after a teenager from British Columbia, now receiving care in hospital, was infected via an ...

Elephant seal numbers in Argentina remain low after a deadly H5N1 outbreak, highlighting the virus's dangerous adaptability.

The patient, the country’s first presumed human case of H5N1, was previously healthy and had no underlying conditions ...