Man in Mexico Died From First Human Case of H5N2 Bird Flu, WHO Confirms

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Wednesday the first known case of a human death resulting from an infection with the A(H5N2) variant of avian influenza, also known as bird flu. The individual, a 59-year-old resident of Mexico, first developed a fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea, nausea, and a general feeling of discomfort on April 17, according to the public health agency. He was subsequently hospitalized at the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases in Mexico City on April 24 and died later that day. Testing conducted on the day he was hospitalized indicated the individual had a “non-subtypeable influenza A virus” and further testing led to a positive sample for influenza A(H5N2), the UN agency said....