CP NewsAlert: B.C. teen with bird flu is in critical condition, says health officer

By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 12, 2024.

B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry steps away from the podium after speaking during a news conference in Vancouver, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

British Columbia’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the teenager who has tested positive for bird flu is in critical condition and being treated at B.C. Children’s Hospital.

Henry says the teen, the first presumptive human case of bird flu contracted in Canada, was admitted to hospital late Friday.

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