Canada reports first human case of bird flu after teen tests positive
Sunday, 10 November 2024 () A teenager in British Columbia, Canada, has contracted the H5 strain of bird flu, marking the country's first confirmed human case. Health officials are investigating the source of the infection, suspecting animal-to-human transmission. While human cases are rare, the virus's ability to jump species raises concerns about its potential to mutate and spread among humans.
Bird flu continues to spread rapidly around the world, wreaking havoc on our planet's avian populations and more recently infecting mammals like seals and dairy cows. Now, for the first time, the H5N1..
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People have been hearing a lot about H5N1 bird flu -- or highly pathogenic avian influenza -- since a B.C. teen became the first human to get the virus in Canada... CTV News