Canadian Teen In Critical Condition With Suspected Case Of Bird Flu | rssama.com

NEW YORK (AP) — A Canadian teen is hospitalized successful captious information pinch what is believed to beryllium vertebrate flu, a British Columbia wellness charismatic said Tuesday.

It’s not clear really nan teen picked up nan virus, which has been detected precocious successful chaotic birds and poultry successful nan province, said Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial wellness officer. The teen is not known to person immoderate interaction pinch infected animals, she said.

Officials person released fewer specifications astir nan patient. Henry said nan teen was patient earlier processing symptoms much than a week agone — initially oculus redness, cough and fever — and has been hospitalized pinch a respiratory unwellness since Friday successful Vancouver.

Type A H5N1 of nan vertebrate flu microorganism is seen nether a microscope. This microorganism has been spreading wide successful nan U.S. among chaotic birds, poultry, cows and different animals.

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Initial testing indicated nan infection is from vertebrate flu. Officials judge it is nan Type A H5N1 vertebrate flu but are awaiting confirmation. H5N1 has been spreading widely successful nan U.S. among chaotic birds, poultry, cows and a number of different animals. This year, 46 group successful nan U.S. — mostly farmworkers — person tested affirmative pinch mostly mild symptoms.

In Canada, testing has been done connected astir 3 twelve group who were successful interaction pinch nan teen. None of them person grounds of infection, Henry said.

Officials are trying to fig retired really nan teen was infected, though Henry said that whitethorn ne'er beryllium determined. In British Columbia, nan microorganism has been detected successful poultry, chaotic birds and immoderate mini animals, mostly erstwhile birds are migrating done nan area.

The Canadian lawsuit was successful nan Fraser Valley area successful confederate British Columbia.

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