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The SAIDR (Strengthening Avian Influenza Detection & Response) website, which is a USAID-funded effort in support of the Government of Egypt’s national program to detect and respond to avian and pandemic influenza, has a report today on that nation’s latest human H5N1 infection.
While we’ve seen a steady stream of reports of infected poultry coming out of Egypt over the past few months, this is the first confirmed human infection since late September.
- RECENT CASES:
- Date of report: 17 November 2009
- Governorate: Alexandria
- District: Sedy Baher
Event summary: Man, 21 years old, university student. The patient began to experience fever, cough and difficulty breathing November 11. He was admitted to Maamoura Chest Hospital on November 15 and received Tamiflu. He reported having slaughtered and other close contact with sick poultry. He was reported in stable condition November 17. The MOH reported this was the 88th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt. Source of report: Dr. Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for Preventative Affairs, MOH D. Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH
A hat tip to my good friend Lisa Schnirring over at CIDRAP for the heads up on this one.
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