Canada’s National Microbiology Lab confirmed the presumptive prognosis after testing genomic sequencing, officials said.

As health officials investigate the source, farmers worry about the disease’s impact on the local agriculture industry.

Avian flu typically spreads between wild and domestic birds but can spread to other animals and people. There have now been ...

Experts and health authorities say that while the risk of human infection with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza remains low ...

Canadian health officials have confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen. The Public Health Agency of Canada said ...

Canadian health officials announced Tuesday that a teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu from an unknown source is in critical ...

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

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

Hawaii is the only US state that hasn't reported H5N1 avian flu in birds or animals. The state hasn't reported any recent ...

A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children’s hospital with what is likely Canada’s first human case ...

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.