A hospitalized teen in British Columbia is likely Canada's first case of H5 bird flu contracted within the country, officials reported Saturday (Nov. 9). H5 bird flu viruses are a broad group of related viruses that carry a protein called hemagglutinin 5.

A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with suspected bird flu, health officials reported Tuesday.

A Canadian teenager infected with bird flu — that country’s first case involving a locally acquired infection — is in critical condition and experiencing difficulty breathing, health officials said Tuesday.