Man in Mexico dies with first human case of H5N2 bird fluA 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.
Mexico Death Tied to Bird Flu Strain Never Before Seen in PeopleFirst 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.