What we know about B.C. teen in critical condition after testing positive for bird flu
A B.C. teenager who tested positive for bird flu — caused by the H5N1 strain of avian influenza — is now in critical condition and being treated in B.C. Children’s Hospital, the provincial health officer says. Here’s what to know.
Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen
Initial testing had indicated the teenager’s infection was from bird flu and was confirmed in further testing, the Public Health Agency of Canada said in a statement. The teen has been hospitalized in Vancouver since Friday and was reported in critical condition on Tuesday.
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