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Mexico reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu

Mexico reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu

WAM
05 Apr 2025, 10:25 GMT+10

MEXICO CITY, 5th April, 2025 (WAM) -- 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 hospitalised 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 Organisation (WHO) considers the public health risks of the virus to the general population to be low.

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