B.C. teen with avian flu is in critical condition, provincial health officer says

Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first presumptive human case of bird flu

Officials are trying to figure out how the teen – who had no farm exposure – was infected.

Teen in critical condition with Canada's first presumptive human case of bird flu

TORONTO, canada — 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," said provincial health officer Bonnie Henry in a news conference on Tuesday. "It just reminds us that in young people this is a virus that can progress and cause quite severe illness, and the deterioration that…

(Updated) B.C. teen with bird flu is in critical care, infection source unknown: health officer

The teenager who tested positive for bird flu in British Columbia is in critical condition and being treated at B.C. Children's Hospital, the provincial health officer says.  Dr. Bonnie Henry said Tuesday contact tracing being conducted has not identified anyone else linked to the case of the teen who has fallen ill. Henry said it's very likely that the infection — the first presumptive human case of avian flu contracted in Canada — was set off …

B.C. teen diagnosed with bird flu in critical condition, with source of virus likely to remain unknown

The Fraser Valley teen does not have any connection to poultry farms, where a highly pathogenic version of avian flu has decimated flocks at 24 sites in B.C.

Canadian teen with suspected bird flu is in critical condition

A teenager in Canada is currently in critical condition after contracting a suspected case of H5N1 bird flu.

Canadian teen in critical condition with suspected bird flu; source of exposure is unknown

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with suspected 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. That test is now being confirmed at a large government lab. Dr. Bonnie Henry, an epidemiologist who is the provincial health officer for British Col…