Man in Mexico died of a bird flu strain that hadn’t been confirmed before in a human, WHO says – Baltimore Sun

By LAURAN NEERGAARD (AP Medical Writer)WASHINGTON (AP) — A man’s death in Mexico was caused by a strain of bird flu called H5N2 that has never before been found in a human, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.The WHO said it wasn’t clear how the man became infected, although H5N2 has been reported in poultry…