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Mexico man dies from first human case of bird flu strain H5N2

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[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40590495

Quick question about titling: Would this be "Germany Man" or "America Man" were those the nation or "German Man" or "American Man"? I've seen this for states/cities("Florida Man" instead of "Male Floridian") but can't think of it having happened for countries before.

"Germany" gives the physical location of the man. "German" gives heritage/country of origin but not necessarily location. It's perfectly possible to be a German living in a America, for example, which could result in a valid headline "German Man does xyz".

This would generally mean a man in Germany but that same headline could apply to a German in another location.

See "Florida man" for a famous example I suppose. 'America man' does sound weird to be though definitely, maybe because of the habit of using the state instead, or because it's closer to sounding like a superhero due to Captain America.

On the other hand, though, it reminds me of the song “Particle Man.”

As a reminder, avian flu is risky because it cannot be isolated, and the H5N2 strains are among the most likely to jump to humans.

Here's the WHO report with details:

  https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2024-DON520

The patient had multiple co-morbidities and had been bedridden. It's unclear to me if H5N2 did more than contribute opportunistically. They report no contact with poultry, but some possible sources, e.g.,

    In March 2024, a high pathogenicity avian influenza A(H5N2) outbreak was detected 
    in a backyard poultry farm in the state of Michoacán, 
    which borders the State of Mexico where the case was residing

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