Canada’s Public Health Agency has confirmed that a British Columbia teenager hospitalized last Friday is the country’s first ever human case of domestically acquired avian flu.

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.

As health officials investigate the source, farmers worry about the disease’s impact on the local agriculture industry.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - For the first time ever, Hawaii’s Department of Health believes they’ve detected H5 Avian ...

The specimen was collected on Nov. 7, 2024 and DOH received the result on Nov. 12. The type of H5 avian influenza was H5N1, also called Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). An investigation was ...

Hawaiʻi DOH found H5 avian flu in an Oʻahu wastewater sample, the first such detection in the state, prompting further ...

Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says.

Canadian health officials have confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen. The Public Health Agency of Canada said ...

Canadian health officials announced Tuesday that a teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu from an unknown source is in critical ...

British Columbia health officials have yet to identify a likely source of the infection, though none of the teen's contacts ...

Another cause for concern: flu season is underway in the U.S., and as seasonal influenza virus goes around, “humans, ...

The health department regularly samples wastewater as part of their efforts to detect infectious diseases. This surveillance ...