Mexico: bird flu in a 3-year-old girl
5 April, 2025
Health officials in Mexico report that a 3-year-old girl from the western state of Durango is in serious condition at a hospital in Torreón, located in the neighboring state of Coahuila. On April 1, the Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (InDRE) confirmed the result to Influenza A (H5N1). It is not yet known how the girl contracted the virus. This is not the first diagnosed case of human avian influenza in Mexico; in 2024, the country reported a fatal case of H5N2 avian influenza (1).
1. Apostolopoulos V, Sah R, Mehta R, Diaz B, Rodriguez-Morales AJ. First confirmed human case of H5N2 virus infection in Mexico: an emerging zoonotic concern. Le Infezioni in Medicina. 2024 Sep 1;32(3):413.
