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The Allen County teenager's death was reported by the Ohio Department of Health as the first flu-related pediatric death of this flu season.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the overall risk to Ohioans remains low.

Ohio State is offering any students who were potentially exposed a single dose of the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin at the Wilce Student Health Center.

One common decongestant, phenylephrine, was found ineffective this fall. Doctors are skeptical about the rest of the over-the-counter cold cures lineup.

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) says a mystery illness has spread to at least 14 states. Ohio is not among them, but veterinary health experts in the state are monitoring the situation closely.

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