Published Date: 2011-06-01 19:12:19
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (44): Egypt, WHO
Archive Number: 20110601.1679
AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (44): EGYPT, WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION
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Date: Wed 1 Jun 2011
Source: World Health Organisation (WHO), CSR, Disease Outbreak News
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http://www.who.int/csr/don/2011_06_01/en/index.html
Avian influenza situation in Egypt -- WHO update 52
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The Ministry of Health of Egypt has announced a new confirmed case of
human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.
The case is a 30-year-old female from Amria District, Alexandria
Governorate. She developed symptoms on 26 Apr 2011 and was
hospitalized on 3 May 2011. She was in a critical condition under
artificial ventilation and died on 9 May 2011. She had received
oseltamivir treatment at the time of hospitalization.
Investigations into the source of infection indicate that the patient
had exposure to sick poultry suspected to have avian influenza.
The case was confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health
Laboratory, a National Influenza Center of the WHO Global Influenza
Surveillance Network. Of the 144 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 48
have been fatal.
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail Rapporteur Marianne Hopp
[This brings the overall total of human cases of avian influenza
A/H5N1 virus infection since the beginning of the outbreak in 2003 to
554, and the number of fatalities to 324. There have now been 38 cases
of avian A/H5N1 influenza in 2011 and 18 fatalities.
During the 1st 5 months of 2011, 25 of the 38 new human cases (66
percent) have been recorded in Egypt, but only 8 of the 18 fatalities
(44 percent).
A map of the governorates of Egypt can be accessed at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Egypt.
The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Egypt can be seen at
http://healthmap.org/r/008F. - Mod.CP]
See Also
Avian influenza, human (43): Egyptian sublineage 20110601.1675Avian influenza, human (40): comment 20110428.1318
Avian Influenza, human (39): WHO 2010 update 20110427.1311
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Avian influenza, human (34): Egypt 20110406.1071
Avian influenza, human (32): Egypt 20110330.0986
Avian influenza, human (29): Egypt 20110323.0920
Avian influenza, human (26): Egypt, WHO 20110315.0829
Avian influenza, human (21): Egypt, WHO 20110311.0785
Avian influenza, human (20): Egypt, WHO 20110308.0751
Avian influenza, human (16): Egypt, WHO 20110301.0672
Avian influenza, human (11): Egypt, fatal 20110210.0462
Avian influenza, human (08): Egypt, WHO 20110206.0420
Avian influenza, human (07): Egypt, 122nd case 20110128.0334
Avian influenza, human (06): Egypt, WHO 20110120.0243
Avian influenza, human (05): Egypt, 121st case 20110119.0231
Avian influenza, human (04): Egypt, 120th case 20110113.0153
Avian influenza, human (03): Egypt, WHO 20110106.0067
Avian influenza, human (02): Egypt, 119th case, 40th death
20110103.0031
2010
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Avian influenza, human: Egypt, 117 & 118th cases & list
20110102.0019
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