A new strain of bird flu has killed a man in Mexico. The patient had been rushed to hospital in Mexico City with a strain of bird flu never seen before in humans known as H5N2, the WHO said in a statement.
The strain has largely gone under the radar and, as reported by the Mirror, the outbreak has raised questions about how much damage it could cause.
The WHO explained in a report about the situation that they were notified of a human infection on May 23. It was related to a resident of Mexico aged 59 who had no history of exposure to poultry or other animals.
He also had several other underlying medical conditions.He had already been bedridden for three weeks prior to the onset of acute symptoms of avian flu.
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