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BC Closes Bird Flu Investigation After No Further Cases Found

A British Columbia teenager who got sick with bird flu two weeks ago did not infect any people or animals they were in contact with while infectious, according to provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

The B.C. teenager was admitted to BC Children’s Hospital on Nov. 8 and remains in critical condition, although they have made some progress over the last few days and their care team is “hopeful that they will recover,” Henry said at a press conference Tuesday.

Because there have been no new cases and there are no new leads, the public health investigation will be closed for now, Henry said.