B.C. teen diagnosed with avian flu remains in stable but critical condition
During a media availability Tuesday, Nov. 26, Henry said the teen remains in "stable" but "critical" condition at B.C.'s Children Hospital, adding investigators have not been able to speak to the patient, only to family and friends.
Bonnie Henry to provide update on B.C. teen infected with H5N1 avian flu
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will provide an update Tuesday morning on the status of a B.C. teenager infected with H5N1 avian influenza and the investigation into the case. The press conference will take place at 11 a.
Cause of B.C. teen's H5N1 avian flu infection still unknown, health officials say
B.C. health officials say they still don't know how a teenager became infected with the H5N1 strain of avian flu but say no further cases have been identified.Earlier this month, health officials announced they were investigating what was believed to be the first human case of H5N1 avian influenza caught in Canada.
Investigation into B.C. teen with bird flu finds no new cases, cause still unknown
BC's top doctor Bonnie Henry says that a potential source of the exposure to the teen is a pet dog that was sick at the time the young person was infected.But she said all the testing that was done on the dog have come back negative for the virus.
Canadian teen with avian flu remains in critical care
By Michele Brunoro and Kaija Jussinoja Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, B.C. (CTV Network) — The teenager who is infected with the first human case of H5N1 avian influenza acquired in Canada remains in critical care at BC Children’s Hospital.
Health Matters: Health minister to provide update on B.C. teen with bird flu
British Columbia's provincial health officer is set to give an update on the teen who was the first human case of an H5N1 avian flu virus contraction in Canada. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Nov.
Bird flu in B.C.: Teen infected with H5N1 stable but remains critically ill
The B.C. teen who was infected with H5N1 avian influenza remains in critical care in hospital, said provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. The unidentified teen, who tested positive for avian influenza nearly three weeks ago,
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Bird flu in B.C.: Dr. Bonnie Henry to provide update on Canada's first human case
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Case of bird flu infection in British Columbia is still a mystery, for now
Health officials in British Columbia, Canada, have failed, for now, to confirm how a teenager there became infected with H5N1 ...
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Here's why bird flu fears are intensifying
Efforts to contain the virus are falling short. A teenager in Canada is in critical condition after an unexplained infection.
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Canadian teenager in critical condition with presumptive bird flu as U.S. official warns the virus ‘seems to be gearing up for wider impact’
None of the obvious connections to an H5N1 influenza case were in play, according to Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer in British Columbia, where the teen was admitted to B.C ...
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Canadian teen in critical condition with suspected case of bird flu
It's not clear how the teenager picked up the virus, which has been detected recently in wild birds and poultry in the province, said Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer. The teen is not ...
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Teen in critical condition with Canada's first presumptive human case of bird flu
"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 ...
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Canada Detects Its First Human Case of Bird Flu
About 36 people who came into contact with the young person in Canada have tested negative for the virus and were offered a preventative course of antiviral medication, Dr. Bonnie Henry ...