Mexico confirms country's first human case of bird flu in a 3-year-old girl

Three-year-old girl in Durango, Mexico, severe for H5N1 avian influenza. Authorities notify WHO and issue health recommendations.

The Ministry of Health has reported on Tuesday that they have detected the first human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) in Mexico. The patient is a three-year-old girl residing in Durango. The diagnosis was confirmed on April 1 and the girl was hospitalized in order to be placed under medical treatment and given oseltamivir. Currently, she is in a third-level unit in Torreón, Coahuila, and her condition is serious. Health has indicated that she …

A three-year-old girl is the first confirmed case of a human avian influenza infection in Mexico. According to the authorities, she is treated in a hospital that her health is serious.

Mexico confirms country’s first human case of bird flu in a 3-year-old girl

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A 3-year-old girl from the western state of Durango is Mexico's first confirmed human case of bird flu, health officials said Friday.

Mexico confirms country's first human case of bird flu in a 3-year-old girl

Health officials in Mexico say a 3-year-old girl from the western state of Durango is the country’s first confirmed human case of bird flu

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