BC teen remains in critical condition with H5N1 avian flu, source of exposure still a mystery

B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the teen infected with H5N1 avian flu remains in critical condition in BC Children’s Hospital. Henry said the teen is “stable” and has made some progress in the past few days, but is still “very sick.” She said they are hopeful the teen will recover. 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. 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. And as Global's Kylie Stanton reports, experts say they may never know how it was contracted. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10887418/update-bc-teen-h5n1-avian-flu Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #bc #avianflu #h5n1