It is not known how the teen contracted bord flu, according to British Columbia health officials A teenager in British Columbia, Canada, is in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive case of bird flu in the country,

It's not clear how the British Columbia teenager picked up the virus, which has been detected recently in wild birds and poultry in the province, a health official said.

British Columbia’s Ministry of Health says the first suspected human case of bird flu contracted in Canada has been detected in B.C. A statement from the office of the provincial health officer says a teenager in the region covered by Fraser Health tested positive for bird flu,

B.C. health officials are investigating what's believed to be the first human case of avian influenza caught in Canada after a teenager tested presumptively positive for the disease, the Ministry of Health announced Saturday.

Canada has confirmed the first human case of bird flu after a teenager tested positive. Authorities have said that the individual is currently receiving treatment at a children’s hospital in British Columbia.

Public health officials are looking into the avian influenza case to find the source of the exposure and identify contacts