British Columbia health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry shared in a news conference that a teenager, who contracted the first ...

A teenager has been left in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive human case of avian influenza in Canada. Expert Sam Scarpino discusses the health risk and potential for spread.

A Canadian teen is hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu. British Columbia health officials ...

The first presumed human case of avian influenza (H5N1, or bird flu) has been reported in Canada. An infectious disease ...

Bird flu is highly contagious to poultry and also can sicken people. Wild migratory birds can infect home flocks. It’s not just from infected wild birds visiting open water sources such as duck ponds, ...

Video: What are the human symptoms of avian flu? While health officials are conducting an investigation and extensive contact ...

Depopulation — the euthanasia of infected birds — is necessary ... The state did not name the facility affected by the outbreak. The bird flu is spread by migratory waterfowl, such as ducks ...

Initial testing had indicated the teenager’s infection was from bird flu and was confirmed in further testing, the Public ...

An avian flu infection has been confirmed in a backyard ... making grim preparations for what they believed would be the euthanasia of their entire flock of at least 55 pet birds.

The Sonoma County outbreak adds to a growing list where avian flu has been detected in commercial and backyard flocks across ...

"Rapid, humane euthanasia of all the birds on the premises ... You can learn more about Washington's efforts to detect avian flu and find a link to the online reporting tool here.

No evidence of human transmission, but virus found in increasing number of animals World Health Organization says H5N1's risk ...