B.C.’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to provide an update Tuesday morning on the teenager who is infected with the first human case of H5N1 avian influenza acquired in Canada.
Two weeks ago, officials said the teen was in critical condition and suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome.
At the time, Henry said it was still unknown how the young person contracted the disease, as none of the people or animals they came into contact with had tested positive and they hadn’t been to a farm.
The news conference begins at 11 a.m. and will be livestreamed on this website.
When avian flu is detected in a flock, farmers are required to kill all of their birds. Since 2022, nearly 7 million birds have been culled due to the virus in British Columbia, according to the federal government.
