Canadian teenager in hospital with possible bird flu, health officials looking into it.

A teenager in Canada is very sick in the hospital. Doctors think he might have bird flu, which is a sickness that birds can get.

The teenager lived in British Columbia, Canada, where bird flu has been found in birds and other animals. Doctors don't know how he got sick because he didn't touch any sick birds.

The teenager got sick over a week ago with a cough, fever, and red eyes. He has been in the hospital since Friday having trouble breathing.

Doctors are still testing to be sure which type of bird flu he has. Bird flu has been spreading in the United States, mostly making people who work on farms a little bit sick.

Doctors tested people who were around the teenager, but none of them got sick. They are still trying to figure out how he got sick.