Mexico reports its first H5N1 bird flu infection

Mexico has reported its first case of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, according to the World Organization for Animal Health based out of Paris, France.

"This report represents the first isolation of a HPAI virus subtype H5N1 in Mexico, which occurred in a non-poultry bird and in one of the migratory wild bird corridors that cross the country," it said.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly called bird flu, has killed poultry flocks in the United States and Europe this year, with experts concerned that the virus has not abated as previously during the northern hemisphere summer.