<p>Narasaraopeta: A two-year-old girl from Andhra Pradesh succumbed to bird flu more than a fortnight ago, an official said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>"The girl died of bird flu while undergoing treatment at AIIMS-Mangalagiri," the official told PTI.</p>.UK detects first case of bird flu in a sheep, stoking fears of spread.<p>However, the official said only the infant had contracted bird flu in her entire household, which surprised authorities.</p>.<p>There were no reported bird flu cases in Palnadu district, and we could not determine how the girl became infected, he said.</p>.<p>Asked whether the child had consumed raw chicken, the family responded affirmatively, leading officials to consider it a possible cause—though not conclusively—said the official.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Authorities suspect this habit may have been a factor but have not declared it as the definitive cause, the official added.</p>.<p>As a precaution, officials conducted a survey but found no new cases, including among the girl’s family members. </p>
<p>Narasaraopeta: A two-year-old girl from Andhra Pradesh succumbed to bird flu more than a fortnight ago, an official said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>"The girl died of bird flu while undergoing treatment at AIIMS-Mangalagiri," the official told PTI.</p>.UK detects first case of bird flu in a sheep, stoking fears of spread.<p>However, the official said only the infant had contracted bird flu in her entire household, which surprised authorities.</p>.<p>There were no reported bird flu cases in Palnadu district, and we could not determine how the girl became infected, he said.</p>.<p>Asked whether the child had consumed raw chicken, the family responded affirmatively, leading officials to consider it a possible cause—though not conclusively—said the official.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Authorities suspect this habit may have been a factor but have not declared it as the definitive cause, the official added.</p>.<p>As a precaution, officials conducted a survey but found no new cases, including among the girl’s family members. </p>