A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.

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

British Columbia health officials have yet to identify a likely source of the infection, though none of the teen's contacts ...

Another cause for concern: flu season is underway in the U.S., and as seasonal influenza virus goes around, “humans, ...

“The news of a deeply serious human case of bird flu is a massive wake-up call that should immediately mobilize efforts to ...

A teenager has been left in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive human case of avian influenza in Canada. Expert Sam Scarpino discusses the health risk and potential for spread.

Health officials were struggling to answer a broader and potentially worrisome question: how the infection occurred.

Viruses work by taking control of our cells and carefully reprogramming them into machines to make more viruses. Because of ...

Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in American dairy herds and poultry flocks, Canadian officials have announced that a ...

Canada has reported H5N1 bird flu in wildlife and domestic birds. This year, there have been at least 24 reports of the virus in domestic bird facilities, including at least 10 infected premises in BC ...

A Canadian teenager is currently in critical condition after contracting a suspected case of H5N1 bird flu, a British ...