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B.C. teen with avian flu deemed no longer infectious, taken off oxygen

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A letter sent to the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine says the patient is no longer infectious.

The 13-year-old girl tested positive for H5N1 avian flu in November .

The source of her exposure has not yet been determined, the letter says.

The teen’s infection, which was announced in November , was the first known human case of bird flu acquired in Canada .

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English

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