Human Bird Flu Death in Mexico Turns Out to Be #FaKeNews

Greetings from the lovely city of Bologna, Italy.

I am taking a few moments from my European tour to report on an important update to the bird flu story that was breaking as I left the country: A man in Mexico had died of a new strain of avian influenza.

A new strain of bird flu has jumped to humans in an event that has ‘potential for high public health impact’, the World Health Organization has warned.

Officials say a 59-year-old man in Mexico died after battling a seven-day illness in which he suffered fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea and nausea.

Tests showed the man, who suffered multiple underlying conditions, was infected with a strain of bird flu called H5N2, marking the first time this type has ever been detected in humans...