• Avian influenza virus infection in humans ranges from mild upper respiratory tract infection to severe, potentially fatal illness.

• The symptoms include conjunctivitis, gastrointestinal problems, encephalitis, and encephalopathy.

• A 59-year-old resident of the State of Mexico died from bird flu, making it the first confirmed human case of the H5N2 variant.

• The patient, who had chronic kidney disease and diabetes mellitus, passed away on April 24 after experiencing fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea, and nausea.

• Despite no known exposure to poultry or animals, the patient had been bedridden for three weeks before developing acute symptoms and died the same day of hospitalization in Mexico City.

• Authorities are monitoring farms near the patient’s home and have set up a wildlife monitoring system.

• In the United States of America, the H5N1 bird flu variant spread is ongoing among wild birds and dairy cows. 

• There have been a few human cases, but there has been no human-to-human transmission. 

• Similarly, Australia reported its first human H5N1 case in May, and there are no signs of transmission.

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