Protection from shots like the flu vaccine typically takes a couple of weeks to kick in, so getting one now may offer ...
An egg farm in B.C. fell victim to an outbreak of avian influenza earlier this month, leaving the farmer no choice but to ...
The virus can be spread through direct contact with infected animals, but can also spread through contaminated barns and ...
Canada’s Public Health Agency has confirmed that a B.C. teenager hospitalized last Friday is the country’s first human case ...
British Columbia's chief veterinarian has told clinics that treat wild birds that they must establish protocols to prevent ...
Amid confirmation that a B.C. teen hospitalized last week is the first person to acquire H5N1 avian flu in Canada, health ...
Rob Hope, general manager of the OWL rehabilitation facility in Delta, says the centre, which cares for raptors, including ...
Experts and health authorities say that while the risk of human infection with the H5N1 strain of the avian influenza remains ...