Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, Egypt, Human (Cairo) (FAO/Empres, January 24 2012, edited)

[Giuseppe]

[Source: FAO Empres, full page: (LINK). Extracts.]


Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, Egypt, Human (Cairo)

Disease Event Detail

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Locality: georeferenced place (e.g: markets, municipalities, farms, villages...).

Observation date: a known or approximate date when the first clinical signs were observed or when the disease was suspected to occur.

Reporting date: a known or approximate date when the occurrence of a suspected disease has become available to the public through media, veterinary expert or other sources.

Admin 1: first administrative level (e.g: Provinces, Governorates...).



General Info
Disease Event ID: 166872
Reporting date: 19/01/2012
Observation date: 30/10/2011



Location

Region: Africa
Admin 1 (Country): Al Qahirah (cairo) (Egypt)
Locality: Al Qahirah (cairo)
Lat/Long: 29.9955310461 / 31.6196065243
Coords quality: Centroid Admin1



Diagnosis

Status: Confirmed
Disease: Highly pathogenic avian influenza
Serotype: H5N1
Source: National authorities



Species affected

An.Type: Human
An.Class: Human
Species: Human
At Risk: ?
Cases: 1
Deaths: ?
Destroyed: ?
Slaughtered: ?



Laboratory Tests

Disease Tested: Highly pathogenic avian influenza
Species: ?
Test: RT-PCR (reverse transcription - PCR)
Result: Positive
Result Date: ?
National Laboratory Name: Central Public Health Laboratories
Reference Laboratory: ?

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[sharon sanders]

Re: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, Egypt, Human (Cairo) (FAO/Empres, January 24 2012, edited)

I think this is the 2 year old from October 2011 as indicated by the observation date on the report (October 30, 2011):

The first case is a 2 year-old female from Cairo Governorate. She visited Helwan Fever Hospital as an outpatient on 30 October 2011 with symptoms of influenza-like-illness (ILI).

The case was confirmed by RT-PCR at the Central Public Health Laboratory through periodic testing of samples collected from ILI outpatients from sentinel ILI surveillance sites. The epidemiological team investigated the case after confirmation of the laboratory test.

Retrospective investigation through data collected from her family identified a positive history of exposure to backyard poultry.

Samples from the case have been sent to the US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (NAMRU-3) for further sequencing.

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