A particular pop in of bird flu has now killed its first human.
Doctors detected an unknown subtype of influenza A virus within the mans respiratory samples, which prompted genetic sequencing.
On May 24, local health officials notified the WHO of their discovery.
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This is the first confirmed human case and death ever linked to H5N2.
Bird flu is worrying for several reasons.
As of yet, neither avian H5N1 nor H5N2 appear certain to make this jump to people.
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