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Two-year-old girl succumbs to bird flu
- Officials say Pune-based National Institute of Virology confirmed she was infected with bird flu
- Family members reportedly said that the girl had habit of consuming small pieces of raw chicken
- No other member of the family is found to have contracted the virus
Narasaraopeta (Palnadu district): A two-year-old girl succumbed to bird flu more than a fortnight ago, an official said on Wednesday. The infant died on March 15, and the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) later con-firmed that she had contracted bird flu after testing her sample.
“The girl died of bird flu while undergoing treatment at AIIMS-Mangalagiri,” the official said.
However, the official said only the infant had contracted bird flu in her entire household, which surprised authorities.
There were no reported bird flu cases in Palnadu district, and we could not determine how the girl became infected, he said.
Asked whether the child had consumed raw chicken, the family responded affirmatively, lead-ing officials to consider it a possible cause — though not conclusively — said the official.
Family members said the girl occasionally ate a piece or two of raw chicken and that she had consumed one before her symptoms began to appear.
Authorities suspect this habit may have been a factor but have not declared it as the definitive cause, the official added.
As a precaution, officials conducted a survey but found no new cases, including among the girl’s family members.
