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What can we learn about avian flu as more details released of B.C. teen’s case? | Globalnews.ca

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The B.C. teen became the first critically ill pediatric patient with avian influenza in North America earlier this fall .

It was determined the teen was no longer infectious on Nov. 29 , moved to the pediatric ward on Dec. 4 , and no longer required supplemental oxygen by Dec. 18 .

Dr. Isaac Bogoch , an infectious diseases specialist at Toronto ’s General Hospital , said there was no obvious source.

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