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Canadian teen in critical condition with bird flu

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Canada Detects Its First Human Case of Bird Flu

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

Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen

Initial testing had indicated the teenager's infection was from bird flu and was confirmed in further testing, the Public Health Agency of Canada said in a statement. The teen has been hospitalized in Vancouver since Friday and was reported in critical condition on Tuesday.

Canadian teen in critical condition with suspected case of bird flu

It's not clear how the British Columbia teenager picked up the virus, which has been detected recently in wild birds and poultry in the province, a health official said.

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B.C.‘s chief vet tells clinics to set up avian flu protocols amid human exposure risk

B.C. health authorities have announced the first case of human bird flu infection acquired in Canada, with the teenage patient in critical condition.

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Canadian Teen With Suspected Bird Flu Is in Critical Condition

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Avian flu has been confirmed in Canada. What does that mean for you?

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Will bird flu be the next pandemic and could it cause a lockdown? What experts say

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