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

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

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British Columbia health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry shared in a news conference that a teenager, who contracted the first ...

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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 ...

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.

Canada has detected its first presumptive case of H5 bird flu in a person, a teenager in the western province of British ...

Birds and humans have different types of receptors in their respiratory tract that flu viruses attach to, like a lock ...

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.