A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) detected H5 avian influenza, or bird flu, on Oahu for the first time from a wastewater sampling site. The specimen was collected on Nov.

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

Avian flu typically spreads between wild and domestic birds but can spread to other animals and people. There have now been ...

A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease, and officials were working to find ...

Another cause for concern: flu season is underway in the U.S., and as seasonal influenza virus goes around, “humans, ...

Cases of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. dairy and poultry workers have largely been mild. However, a new case in a British Columbia ...

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.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in American dairy herds and poultry flocks, ...

California health officials began providing protective clothing to farmworkers months before the state’s first bird flu ...

A Canadian teenager is currently in critical condition after contracting a suspected case of H5N1 bird flu, a British ...

The number of birds using the flyway is down by 25% this year compared to 2023. Scientists sound alarm on forgotten epidemic ...