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WHO Confirms Fatal Egyptian H5N1 Case

 

 

 


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The World Health Organization has updated their GAR (Global Alert & Response) page with a confirmation of the fatal H5N1 case I mentioned on Sunday (see Egypt Reports Bird Flu Fatality).

 

 

 

Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 38

8 December 2010 -- The Ministry of Health of Egypt has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 30-year-old female from Gharbia Governorate, developed symptoms on 28 November, was hospitalized on 1st of December, where she received oseltamivir treatment, and died on 2nd of December.

 

Investigations into the source of infection indicated that the case had exposure to sick and dead poultry.

 

The case was confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratories, a National Influenza Center of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network (GISN).

 

Of the 113 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 37 have been fatal.

 

 

Although we’ve seen reports of additional suspect cases being tested, thus far we’ve no confirmation of any other cases.  

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