The first death from bird flu, type H5N2 worldwide occurred in Mexico, as announced yesterday by the World Health Organization (WHO). “This is the first laboratory-confirmed case of the influenza virus A(H5N2)” in a human, said the organization, part of the UN system, in the epidemiological bulletin it published. The H5N2 strain is different from the one (H5N1) causing the current US cow outbreak, in which three human cases have also been reported. The person who died was 59 years old. He succumbed on April 24, at a specialized institute in the Mexican capital a few hours after being admitted to it for treatment, according to the WHO. The Mexican Ministry of Health clarified that it was a man. The patient presented on April 17 with fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea, nausea and general malaise, said the WHO, which was alerted to the case on May 23. He had “no” known contact with birds or other animals, but had several underlying illnesses, the WHO noted. Not […]
Source: News Beast
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