Mexico Death Linked to Bird Flu Strain That’s New in Humans

-- A person in Mexico died after contracting a strain of bird flu that hasn’t been confirmed in humans before, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.Goldman Sees ‘Wall of Money’ Fueling Stock Market’s Summer Party

Mexican authorities reported the fatal human case to the WHO on May 23 after confirming the presence of the virus. The patient who died had been bedridden for three weeks “for other reasons” prior to the onset of acute symptoms, the WHO said, citing the patient’s relatives. In the US, the H5N1 outbreak in cattle continues to expand its geographic reach. On Wednesday, Iowa announced it had identified infected cows, bringing the total number of states that have detected bird flu in herds to 10. So far this year, three US-based farmworkers have tested positive for bird flu — one in Texas and two in Michigan. They had symptoms of eye irritation and one had a cough. There have been no fatal human cases associated with the US H5N1 outbreak.

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