Sharjah 24 – AFP: A 59-year-old Mexican man, the first confirmed human case of H5N2 bird flu, died from multiple health issues, according to the WHO. The man had chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension. He developed acute symptoms on April 17 and was hospitalized in Mexico City on April 24, where he died later that day. WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier emphasized that the death was not solely due to H5N2, but rather a combination of existing conditions.
Following his death, 29 contacts were tested, all returning negative results for influenza. Investigations into the source of the H5N2 infection are ongoing. H5N2 has been reported in Mexican poultry, but the overall risk to the public remains low.
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation stated that the risk of contracting avian flu from consuming poultry is negligible. Human cases of bird flu, primarily H5N1, have been recorded, but transmission is typically from animals to humans, not through food.
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