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.
H5N1 Bird Flu Is Infecting More People Than We Know
New CDC research suggests that a small but significant percentage of dairy farmers working near infected cows have recently contracted H5N1, often without knowing.
Canada Reports First Human Case Of H5N1 Bird Flu
A teenager in British Columbia, Canada has been hospitalized with a presumed case of H5N1 bird flu, the first detected human case in the country in the current outbreak.
CDC video downplays danger of H5N1 bird flu
The presentation, so brief as to be little more than a public service announcement, signals an abandonment of efforts to prevent the emergence of a wider avian flu pandemic.
H5N1 bird flu is evolving to better infect mammals, CDC study suggests
Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to spread and cause severe symptoms in other mammals.
Canada reports 1st local case of H5 bird flu
A teen in Canada may be the first person to catch an H5 bird flu virus within the country. Health officials are now working to confirm the diagnosis.
Teen in critical condition with Canada's first presumptive human case of bird flu
A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children's hospital, sick with Canada's first presumptive human case of avian influenza. "This was a healthy teenager prior to this, so no underlying conditions,
B.C. teen in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu
A Canadian teen is severely ill with what is believed to be bird flu. The teen is not known to have had any contact with infected animals.
Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of H5 bird flu
A British Columbia teen who contracted Canada's first known human case of H5 bird flu has deteriorated swiftly in recent days and is now in critical condition, health officials reported Tuesday. The teen's case was announced Saturday by provincial health officials,
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Build vaccine stockpile, use wastewater testing for H5N1 bird flu, experts urge
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H5N1-infected teenager now in ‘critical condition’ say Canadian doctors
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Invest in ‘triple rapid’ tests to fight mpox, H5N1 bird flu, and beyond
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H5N1 from an infected dairy worker sheds light on viral transmission
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Antibody Testing Picks Up More H5N1 Cases in Dairy Farm Workers
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Arcturus Therapeutics Receives Clearance from FDA to Begin H5N1 Pandemic Flu Vaccine Clinical Trial
“The Phase 1 clinical trial is designed to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of ARCT-2304 as a potential vaccine to protect against the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.” ...
Healthy teen fights for life after catching H5N1 from 'unknown source'
The patient, who has not been identified, is currently being treated in a children's hospital in British Columbia. 'This was ...
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Deadly H5N1 Outbreak Triggers Unprecedented Caspian Tern Die-Off in Washington and Spreads To Harbor Seals
While there has not been another large coastal wildlife outbreak of H5N1 since, researchers estimated that about 10-14% of the Caspian tern population in the Pacific flyway have been lost to H5N1 ...