Nov 12, 2024B.C. teen with avian flu is in critical condition, provincial health officer says – CBC

Nov 12, 2024

The teenager who tested positive for avian flu is in critical condition and being treated for acute respiratory distress at B.C. Children’s Hospital, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says.

Henry says the teen, the first presumptive human case of avian flu contracted in Canada, was admitted to hospital late Friday.

Their condition “varied” over the weekend, Henry said, adding “our thoughts continue to be with this person and their family.”

Henry said work underway to confirm the diagnosis and trace potential sources of exposure through the B.C. Centre for Disease Control had given her “confidence” that the teen has H5 avian influenza, also known as bird flu.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/first-presumptive-avian-flu-case-in-humans-1.7381342