Last year, a 13-year-old in British Columbia contracted Canada’s first known human case of avian flu after testing positive ...

In a research letter published this week in Emerging Microbes & Infections, researchers at the Canada Food Inspection Agency ...

The seasonal uptick in cases of H5N1 among birds is not unheard of ... In November 2024, a 13-year-old in British Columbia contracted the country’s first known human case of avian flu after ...

The BCCDC is conducting the projects in partnership with the Provincial Health Officer, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and researchers from the University of British ...

Another spillover of the H5N1 bird flu virus from wild birds to dairy cattle appears to have occurred, this time in Arizona.

The USDA's new plan tackles H5N1 bird flu as an issue of economic concern, and leaves questions about how to manage the ...

However, two recent cases show that the H5N1 virus now circulating in the U.S. and Canada also can cause severe pneumonia and death in people. A 13-year-old girl in British Columbia was infected in ...

Alberta is reviewing new guidance on H5N1 avian influenza vaccines, and who might get them, as shipments are readied to fan ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and its partners are taking proactive measures to protect the health of people in ...