US EditionMexico reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu
- Mexico's health ministry confirmed its first human case of H5N1 avian influenza in a three-year-old girl from Durango, hospitalized in serious condition.
- The health ministry stated that there is no evidence of sustained person-to-person transmission of H5N1 in Mexico.
- The World Health Organization considers the public health risks of the virus to the general population to be low.
- Investigators are testing wild birds near the girl's home to determine how she contracted the virus.
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First Human Case of Avian Flu A (H5N1) Detected in Mexico: 3-Year-Old Girl in Serious Condition - teleSUR English
Mexico’s Health Secretary has confirmed the country’s first human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) in a three-year-old girl from Gómez Palacio, Durango. The child is currently hospitalized in a third-level care unit in Torreón and reported to be in serious condition. Related: California Health Authorities Confirm H5N1 Avian Influenza in Raw Milk Sample The virus was confirmed by the Institute for Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (InDRE) o…
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First case of avian influenza in children in Mexico
In Mexico for the first time an infection with the avian influenza virus H5N1 has been detected in a child. The girl is three years old. The case was detected in the northwestern state of Durango. The child is treated in a hospital in Torreon. It was said that it was first treated with a flu remedy.The condition of the three-year-olds is supposed to be quite serious. How the girl infected herself is unclear. Investigators of the case investigate…
Mexico Reports First Human Case of H5N1 Bird Flu
MEXICO CITY—Mexico has detected its first human case of H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, the health ministry said on Friday. 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. “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 (W…
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