A teenager has been left in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive human case of avian influenza (H5N1, or bird flu) in Canada. Advertisement AdvertisementFirst Case Of Human Bird Flu Diagnosed Without Exposure To Infected Animals, Cdc SaysCanada's Health Minister Mark Holland confirmed the first human case in a post on X last week. Evidence of potential human-to-human transmission of bird flu would "raise the threat level considerably," Scarpino said. In the U.S., as of Nov. 8, there were a total of 46 confirmed reported human cases of bird flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Original article source: Bird flu leaves teen in critical condition after country's first reported case

Source: Fox News November 14, 2024 01:10 UTC