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Suneeta Sunny

Man In Mexico Dies From Bird Flu; First Human Case Of H5N2 Virus: WHO

Although the strain H5N2 has been earlier detected in poultry in Mexico, the source from which the patient contracted the fatal infection is unknown. (Credit: Image by DC studio on Freepik)

A man in Mexico has died from a strain of bird flu infection that has been detected for the first time in humans, WHO said.

A 59-year-old Mexican resident was hospitalized on April 24 with signs of fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea, nausea, and discomfort. The patient, who had already been bedridden for weeks with multiple other underlying conditions, died from the complications. The sample taken after his death tested positive for influenza A (H5N2).

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