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NEW DELHI, July 21 (Xinhua) – The first human death from bird flu in India this year was reported in a Delhi hospital on Tuesday, an official of the health minister confirmed on Wednesday.
According to the official, an 11-year-old boy died at the Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The boy was admitted to hospital on July 2.
After the boy’s death was confirmed, all hospital staff who feared they had come into contact with the boy were asked to remain in isolation.
The boy is said to be from the neighboring state of Haryana.
India has experienced bird flu epidemics in the past, as a result of which large numbers of birds, especially chickens, have been slaughtered.
People who have been in close contact with infected birds, dead or alive, can contract bird flu, or H5N1 flu, but according to the World Health Organization (WHO), it usually does not spread from a person. to the other. Final element
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