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Teenager in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of bird flu

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 November 2024

British Columbia teen had no underlying health conditions and had been exposed to dogs, cats and reptiles, officials say

A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children’s hospital, in what is believed to be Canada ’s first human case of bird flu .

“This was a healthy teenager prior to this, so no underlying conditions,” said the provincial health officer Bonnie Henry in a news conference on Tuesday.