Published Date: 2012-04-12 17:14:05
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (44): Egypt (GA) WHO
Archive Number: 20120412.1099252

AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (44): EGYPT (GIZA), WHO
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Date: Thu 12 Apr 2012
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), CSR, Disease Outbreak News [edited]
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2012_04_12/en/index.html


The Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. The case is a 36-year-old female from Giza governorate. She developed symptoms on 1 Apr 2012 and was admitted to a hospital on 7 Apr 2012 and died on the same day.

The case was confirmed by the Central Public Health Laboratories, a National Influenza Center of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network. Epidemiological investigations into the source of infection indicate that the case had exposure to backyard poultry.

Of the 167 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 60 have been fatal.

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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail Rapporteur Marianne Hopp

[Egypt now ranks 2nd only to Indonesia with respect to the number of confirmed human cases of avian A/(H5N1) influenza virus infection since the 1st human cases were recorded in 2003.

The total number of human fatalities as a result of infection by avian A/(H5N1) virus now becomes 355.

A map of the governorates of Egypt, showing the location of Giza governorate, can be accessed at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Egypt_Governorates_Map. The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Egypt can be accessed at http://healthmap.org/r/1utT. - Mod.CP]

See Also

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Avian influenza, human (25): Egypt (BA, KK) 20120229.1056737
Avian influenza, human (20): Egypt (GA) 20120224.1051878
Avian influenza, human (19): Egypt (MA) 20120222.1049390
Avian influenza, human (17): Egypt (DQ), susp. 20120209.1037524
Avian influenza, human (09): Cambodia, Egypt, Indonesia, Viet Nam 20120119.1015836
Avian influenza, human (03): China (GD), Egypt (MF), WHO 20120105.1000978
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