Cause of B.C. teen’s H5N1 avian flu infection still unknown, health officials say – CBC

Teen remains in critical condition; no other human cases identified, province says

Nov 26, 2024

B.C. health officials say they still don’t know how a teenager became infected with the H5N1 strain of avian flu but say no further cases have been identified.

Earlier this month, health officials announced they were investigating what was believed to be the first human case of H5N1 avian influenza caught in Canada.

The teenager is still in critical condition, the province said Tuesday.

The Ministry of Health says the teen is from the Fraser Health region, which includes several of Vancouver’s eastern and southern suburbs and the Fraser Valley.

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