A British Columbia doctor who treated a 13-year-old with avian flu says the case highlights the potential for more human infections. While the patient has recovered, the two-month ordeal is being studied to understand how the virus spreads from birds to humans. The case is particularly concerning because the patient had a genetic mutation that makes it easier for the virus to bind to human cells.
A British Columbia doctor who treated a 13-year-old avian flu patient says the case has made him concerned about the potential for more human H5N1 infections.
Occasionally, he said this happens if the sample is weak with a very small amount of the virus in it.That was the initial red flag. As soon as these results came back, the patient was placed in a negative pressure room and her medical team put on N95 respirators. It's standard protocol to add airborne precautions when there's reason for concern that a patient could have a novel influenza.
She started an antiviral the day of her diagnosis. The team initiated a combination therapy that added two other antivirals, sourcing one from the U.S., to her treatment. On Jan. 7, she was discharged from hospital. Her family released a statement asking for privacy as they healed from what they called a traumatic experience.
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