#h5n2-bird-flu

#h5n2-bird-flu

A 59-year-old man in Mexico died with H5N2 bird flu, a strain never recorded in people before. No evidence of human-to-human transmission; concerns about mutation remain. [ more ]

First lab-confirmed case of H5N2 bird flu in a human, with unknown exposure source and low public risk.

Strain of bird flu known as H5N2 raises concerns as it is not common in humans, contrasting with the H5N1 strain affecting US dairy cows. [ more ]