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This Tuesday, April 8, the death of the three -year -old girl infected with the H5N1 avian flu virus in the Mexican state of Coahuila was reported.
This image without date obtained on November 22, 2024, courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute of Infectious Allergies and Diseases, shows three particles of the flu virus A (H5N1/Aviar flu (in the form of a rod). (Free Press Photo: AFP)
A three -year -old girl, infected with the virus of the H5N1 Aviar Fludied on Tuesday, April 8 in the Mexican state of Coahuila, in the north of Mexicothe health authorities reported
His case was the first reported in humans in Mexico And, until now, the only one. The child died due to a multiple organic failure, Eliud Aguirre, Secretary of Health of that border state with the United States, informed journalists.
The Federal Ministry of Health confirmed in a statement that the death occurred during the early morning due to respiratory complications derived from the infection.
He added that samples of 38 people who were in contact with the patient have been examined, all with a negative result to the virus.
The H5N1 straindiscovered in 1997, is, together with the H7N9 of 2013, one of the main responsible for the diagnoses Aviar influenza in humansaccording to the centers for the control and prevention of diseases (CDC) of the United States.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Consider that the risk of this virus for the general population is low, and does not record a sustained transmission between humans.
Aguirre insisted that no one positively gave the evidence to relatives and health personnel who had contact with the girl.
The authorities confirmed the contagion on April 1 and then said that their condition was serious.
#Lasthora | A three -year -old Mexican girl dies with Aviar flu, the first human case in Mexico. pic.twitter.com/immj4ttaaua
– Efe News (@Efenoticias) April 8, 2025