NDTV The infant died on March 15, and the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) later confirmed that she had contracted bird flu after testing her sample. A two-year-old girl from Andhra Pradesh succumbed to bird flu more than a fortnight ago, an official said on Wednesday.
The toddler died on March 15, and the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) later confirmed that she had contracted bird flu after testing her sample.
“The girl died of bird flu while undergoing treatment at AIIMS-Mangalagiri,” the official told PTI.
However, the official said only the toddler 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.