A man's death in Mexico was caused by a strain of bird flu called H5N2 that has never before been found in a human, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. However, the UN agency did not reveal how the man got infected.
The 59-year-old man died in a Mexico City hospital. He had been bedridden for unrelated reasons before developing a fever, shortness of breath and diarrhea on April 17 and had underlying ailments, including chronic kidney failure, diabetes and high blood pressure. Hospital care was sought on April 24 and the man died the same day, the WHO press release has said.
