Infectious Diseases

Canadian Paediatric Society issues guidance on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prevention strategies in young children for the 2024-2025 viral respiratory illness season.

There are no indications that H5N1 bird flu would spark a pandemic, but experts urged preparedness.

Childhood Vaccinations–Frequently Asked Questions by Canadian Parents and Caregivers aims to help pharmacists better support young patients and their caregivers while carrying out vaccinations.

Encounters with birds are under new scrutiny after a B.C. teenager tested positive for bird flu in the first presumptive case of human infection occurring in Canada. The patient is in critical condition.

Dr. Bonnie Henry says the teenager contracted the illness from exposure to an animal or the environment, although there’s a ‘very real possibility’ that the source will never be found.

The provincial government said on the weekend that B.C.’s chief veterinarian and public health teams are still investigating the source of exposure, but that it’s ‘very likely’ an animal or bird.

British Columbia’s Ministry of Health says the first suspected human case of bird flu contracted in Canada has been detected in B.C.

The company says it expects the RSV vaccine—called mRESVIA—to be available in early 2025.