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Scientists say risk to public remains low but that death in Mexico may be part of series of ‘red flags’

No further human cases have been discovered so far, the WHO said

The 59-year-old man had fever, diarrhea and nausea, among other symptoms. The UN body said that the risk assessment for the population is still low

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.

A 59-year-old resident of the State of Mexico has died from bird flu in the first confirmed case of a human infected with the H5N2 variant, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday. The patient passed away on April 24 after experiencing fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea, and nausea.…

Scientists are on alert for signs the virus is adapting to spread more easily among humans, after the WHO announced the death from April

Health authorities say a man in Mexico died from a type of bird flu called H5N2 that has never before been found in a human

Scientists used an algorithm to mine ‘the entirety of the microbial diversity’ on Earth, speeding up antibiotic resistance research

Some Gazans are now reduced to drinking sewage water and eating animal feed, the WHO's regional chief said Tuesday, pleading for increased aid access immediately to the besieged territory.