Philippines watching suspected bird flu cases in humans

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MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines started monitoring suspected bird flu cases in humans on Friday after 34 farm workers in two towns north of the capital Manila developed flu-like symptoms after direct exposure to infected fowl.
Officials from the Departments of Health and Agriculture said laboratory tests in Australia confirmed an outbreak of the deadly H5N6 strain of the bird flu virus. The strain is transmissible to humans, but the mortality rate is low.
Health Minister Paulyn Ubial told a news conference the 34 suspected cases of bird flu infection in humans were detected in provinces of Pampanga and Nueva Ecija, on the main Philippine island of Luzon, north of the capital Manila.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-philippines-idUSKCN1B50DK

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The Department of Health (DOH) has said that 34 people have been infected with the avian flu virus in parts of the culling operation in Pampanga and Nueva Ecija after being isolated because of flu symptoms. Paulyn Jean Ubial, the 34 workers from the H5N6 strain of avian flu, 30 from Pampanga and four from Nueva Ecija. "They were immediately placed in isolation as part of precautionary measures to avert any possible human-to-human Transmission of infection, "Ubial said. Ubial said the DOH monitoring continues to affect the affected workers.
?Thus, they were also started on the antiviral Oseltamivir while awaiting for the laboratory results from RITM. As of August 24, yesterday, all were negative for influenza AH5N6,? ayon pa kay Ubial.

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