Man With First Human Case of H5N2 Bird Flu Died in Mexico, WHO Confirms

The World Health Organization said the case is unrelated to a different outbreak of bird flu, H5N1, that has been detected in the United States.

Chickens walk in a fenced pasture at an farm in Iowa, on Oct. 21, 2015. Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that a person with prior health conditions who contracted the H5N2 variant of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, died in April.

The individual, a 59-year-old resident of Mexico, first developed a fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea, nausea, and a general feeling of discomfort on April 17, the public health agency said on June 5.