A teenager in British Columbia, Canada, is hospitalized with the country's first confirmed case of the H5N1 bird flu virus. Health officials believe the teen likely contracted the virus from a ...

The H5N1 form of avian influenza remains a virus mainly found in birds. "Based on current evidence, the risk of avian influenza infection for the general public remains low at this time," PHAC said.

Cases of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. dairy and poultry workers have largely been mild. But a new case in a British Columbia teenager has experts worried. Teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

It is the seventh case of the year and is part of an overall rise in H5N1 infections in Cambodia since late 2023. The patient ...

Key points In 2024 in the United States, avian influenza A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b was detected for the first time in dairy cattle, an unexpected and previously unrecognized host, with subsequent ...

The first presumed human case of avian influenza (H5N1, or bird flu) has been reported in Canada. Canada's Health Minister Mark Holland confirmed the report in a post on X. "To date, there has ...

A strain of bird flu that has jumped from animals to people in the United States could find its way to Europe, EU scientists ...

Some of the recent wild bird positives were sampled recently in a region where outbreaks were reported at Arizona layer farms ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus has infected birds and mammals around the world. As of June 2025, 70 people have been infected ...

Over the last year, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, A(H5N1), has sporadically been reported in wild birds, poultry and dairy cows across the United States, Canada and some other countries.

Two new H5N1 outbreaks confirmed in North West and Mpumalanga provinces. • Government plans first-ever mass poultry vaccination campaign underway. • Past 2023 epidemic led to culling of 10.5 million ...