Published Date: 2009-01-25 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (21): Egypt
Archive Number: 20090125.0338

AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (21): EGYPT
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Date: Sun 25 Jan 2009
Source: PR inside, Associated Press report [edited]
<http://www.pr-inside.com/egyptian-boy-infected-with-bird-flu-r1024605.htm>


A spokesman for Egypt's Health Ministry says a 2-year-old child is
Egypt's 53rd case of bird flu since the H5N1 virus appeared in the
North African country in 2006. The child, from the northern province
of Menoufiya, was admitted to the hospital Friday [23 Jan 2009] with
elevated temperature and sore throat and was immediately treated with
the anti-flu drug Tamiflu, says spokesman Dr. Abdel Rahman Shahine.
The boy is in stable condition, he told the state news agency Sunday
[25 Jan 2009].

Like most of Egypt's victims of the disease, the child was in regular
contact with domestic fowl.

Egypt has had the highest number of human cases after Indonesia and
Viet Nam. On 16 Dec 2008, a teenager was the 23rd death in the
country from bird flu since March 2006.

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[The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Egypt is available at
<http://healthmap.org/promed/en?v=26.5,29.9,6> and a map of the
governorates of Egypt at
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Egypt>. Menoufiy is
located in the Nile Delta region (at 16 in the map). - Mod.CP]

See Also

Avian influenza, human (07): Egypt (SO), WHO 20090114.0158
Avian influenza, human (06): Egypt (SO) 20090113.0142
2008
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Avian influenza, human (80): Egypt (AST), WHO 20081216.3953
Avian influenza, human (79): Egypt (AST) 20081216.3947
Avian influenza, human (46): Japan, Egypt WHO 20080418.1389
Avian influenza, human (45): Egypt, Japan 20080416.1370
Avian influenza, human (44): Egypt 20080411.1332
Avian influenza, human (43): China, Egypt WHO 20080408.1292
Avian influenza, human (42): Egypt, Indonesia 20080406.1257
Avian influenza, human (37): Egypt, WHO 20080313.1010
Avian influenza, human (35) Egypt 20080308.0955
Avian influenza, human (34): Egypt, WHO 20080306.0914
Avian influenza, human (33): Egypt, WHO 20080305.0900
Avian influenza, human (32): Egypt, WHO 20080302.0849
Avian influenza, human (31): China, Egypt, Viet Nam, WHO 20080226.0784
Avian influenza, human (07): Egypt 20080113.0171
Avian influenza, human (03): Egypt, Pakistan, WHO 20080104.0038
Avian influenza, human (02): Egypt, Viet Nam 20080103.0029
Avian influenza, human: Egypt 20080101.0006
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