B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the teen infected with H5N1 avian flu remains in critical condition in Children's Hospital.
Henry said the teen is “stable” and has made some progress in the past few days, but is still “very sick.”In addition, Henry said 34 health-care workers were exposed to avian flu but there have been no additional human cases of H5N1 avian flu .B.C. teen in critical condition with avian flu It is not yet known how the teen contracted the virus but Henry said one potential source of the exposure was a pet dog that was sick at the time of the onset of illness to this child.
Henry said there was an additional follow-up at the vet and the home where the dog was prior to adoption, and all humans and other animals in those places tested negative for H5N1. “Our investigation, our detailed public health investigation is closed for now unless anything new arises, and I am very confident there are no additional cases out there right now, but we still need to be careful, and we need to watch and think about how do we prevent this from happening to anyone else.”Human infection with avian influenza A is rare and usually occurs after close contact with infected birds, other infected animals or highly contaminated environments.
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