The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and its partners are taking proactive measures to protect the health of people in ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday it's purchased 500,000 doses of a human vaccine to protect against avian influenza for those most at risk from being exposed to the virus by infected ...

Alberta is reviewing new guidance on H5N1 avian influenza vaccines, and who might get them, as shipments are readied to fan ...

The province is looking at new guidance on H5N1 avian influenza vaccines and who should get them. Ottawa announced it has ...

The risk of bird flu to the public remains low, and no poultry were sold at the Union County market that may have been ...

In a research letter published this week in Emerging Microbes & Infections, researchers at the Canada Food Inspection Agency ...

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is an External Advisory Body that provides the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) with independent, ongoing, and timely medical, scientific, ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada says the purchase of 500,000 vaccines are a 'proactive' measure to ensure the doses are ready if they need to be used.

As H5N1 avian influenza spreads among poultry and waterfowl in Canada, the federal government has announced it is purchasing vaccines to protect people at greatest risk of exposure. Risk to the ...

In other avian flu developments, tests at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have confirmed the H5N1 strain in rats for ...

Canada reported its first domestically acquired human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) on November 9, 2024, and continued vigilance will help prevent additional human cases. To date, there has been ...