Mexico reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu

A little girl is the first victim of bird flu in a holiday country. The Ministry of Health has an appeal to the population.

First Human Case Of H5N1 Bird Flu Reported In Mexico

Mexico has reported its first human bird flu infection. The infection was confirmed on Tuesday in a three-year-old girl living in the northern state of Durango, who remains hospitalized in serious condition. Durango’s economy is heavily reliant on agriculture, primarily its cattle industry. “So far there is no evidence of sustained person-to-person transmission,” the health ministry said in a statement, adding that the World Health Organization …

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A three-year-old girl infected with H5N1 avian influenza died on Tuesday in the Mexican state of Coahuila (north), health authorities reported. Her case was the first reported in humans in Mexico and until now the only one. The minor died due to a "organic multiple failure", said to journalists Eliud Aguirre, health secretary of that state bordering the United States. The federal health portfolio confirms in a statement that the death occurred i…

Mexico reports first human death from bird flu

The NewsMexico reported its first human death from H5N1 bird flu. A three-year-old girl, the country’s first confirmed case of the virus, died Tuesday. Health officials worldwide are on alert for cases of the virus, which has killed millions of birds worldwide and spread to mammals, raising fears of a human pandemic. In the US, H5N1 has affected dairy herds in 17 states and led to 70 confirmed human cases, including one death. Still, experts cau…

A 3-year-old girl dies from H5N1 bird flu in Mexico, raising concerns about direct infection from birds