HISTORICAL FACTS: 33 | History Defined

First human bird flu death: Can it spread from human to human?

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday confirmed the death of a 59 year old man due to bird flu. "On 23 May 2024, the Mexico IHR NFP reported to PAHO/WHO a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N2) virus detected in a 59-year-old resident of the State…

The Times of India · Jun 6, 2024

Mexican man dies from first human infection of H5N2 bird flu

WHO says current risk of transmission among general population is low

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024

Man In Mexico Dies From Bird Flu; First Human Case Of H5N2 Virus: WHO

Although the strain H5N2 had earlier been detected in poultry in Mexico, the source from which the patient contracted the fatal infection is not known, as he did not have any contact with poultry.

Medical Daily · Jun 6, 2024

Mexico man dies from first human case of bird flu strain H5N2

Scientists are on alert for signs the virus is adapting to spread more easily among humans, after the WHO announced the death from April

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2024

Man in Mexico died of a bird flu strain that hadn't been confirmed before in a human, WHO says

Health authorities say a man in Mexico died from a type of bird flu called H5N2 that has never before been found in a human

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024

'Increased evidence that we should be alert': H5N1 bird flu is adapting to mammals in 'new ways'

New research in marine mammals suggests the virus is increasingly adapting to mammalian hosts.

LiveScience · Jun 5, 2024

Does bird flu impact food safety?

"Does that mean milk is safe to drink and won't transmit bird flu? Yes and no"

Salon · Jun 5, 2024

Bird flu strikes down chickens at fourth Victorian farm

A fourth chicken farm in Victoria has tested positive for a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu as authorities prepare to cull all birds on the property.

AAP · Jun 5, 2024

With all this bird flu around, how safe are eggs, chicken or milk?

Recent outbreaks of bird flu – in US dairy herds, poultry farms in Australia and elsewhere, and isolated cases in humans – have raised the issue of food safety.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2024

Hens culled, egg shortage as bird flu outbreak spreads

A third Victorian chicken farm will cull tens of thousands of hens after a deadly strain of avian flu was found, sparking a warning about egg supplies.

AAP · Jun 4, 2024