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For the 4th time this year, Egypt has reported a human infection with the H5N1 virus. An 18 month old-boy, whose illness was announced yesterday.
While it provides scant little more information than we knew yesterday, here is the official WHO situation update.
Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 4
9 February 2009 -- The Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has announced a new human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection. The case is a one and a half year old male from the Maghagha District of Menia Governorate. His symptoms began on 6 February and he was hospitalized at the Maghagha Fever Hospital on 7 February where he remains in a stable condition. Infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus was confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratory.
Investigations into the source of his infection indicate a history of close contact with dead poultry prior to becoming ill.
Of the 55 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 23 have been fatal.
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