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    Egypt's Health Ministry reports fourth case of bird flu

    On Tue, 30/09/2014


    Minister of Health and Population Adel Adawy reported Egypt's fourth bird flu case in 2014 on Monday. A three-month-old girl from Giza was isolated at a hospital after showing symptoms of the disease.

    "The baby started to suffer from a fever, sore throat, cough and vomiting on 22 September," said the minister. "Her family took her on 25 September to the outpatient clinic of Abbasiya Chest Hospital where doctors found out she was exposed to dead birds."

    Adawy added that the girl's health is now stable and improving.

    Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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  • #2
    Re: Egypt's Health Ministry reports fourth case of bird flu in 2014

    We have a record of 4 previous cases. 3 were announced by the Ministry of Health of Egypt and 1 was announced by the Ministry of Health of Beheira governorate:

    #14 Egypt - Female, 56, hospitalized in critical condition

    #15 Egypt - Child, 4, mild condition

    #16 Egypt - Female, 86, hospitalized in serious condition

    #19 Egypt - Male, 34, hospitalized on ventilator Death

    Please see 2013 list here (http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?p=520120#post520120). China (http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=216071&amp



    This case is actually the 5th H5N1 case announced by Egyptian authorities in 2014

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    • #3
      Re: Egypt - 5th H5N1 case announced by various health authorities in 2014

      Most likely the same case?

      Influenza at the Human-Animal Interface, monthly risk assessment summary, 2 October 2014

      Human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses

      From 2003 through 2 October 2014, 668 laboratory-confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection have been officially reported to WHO from 16 countries. Of these cases, 393 have died.
      Since the last WHO Influenza update on 27 June 2014, one new laboratory-confirmed human case of influenza A(H5N1) virus infection was reported to WHO. The case was reported from Egypt in a 2 ? - year-old girl from Giza governorate. Identification of such sporadic cases is not unexpected as influenza A(H5N1) viruses are known to be circulating in poultry in the country.
      Overall public health risk assessment for avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses: Whenever influenza viruses are circulating in poultry, sporadic infections or small clusters of human cases are possible, especially in people exposed to infected poultry or contaminated environments. Human infections remain rare and these influenza A(H5N1) viruses do not currently appear to transmit easily among people. As such, the risk of community-level spread of these viruses remains low.
      Laboratory-confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection (27 June 2014 ? 2 October 2014)

      Country Province Age Sex Date of onset Date of Hospitalisation Oseltamivir treatment Start date Date of death Exposure to
      Egypt / Giza / 2 1/2 years / F / 22 Sept 2014 / 25 Sept 2014/ 25 Sept 2014 /NA /Backyard poultry



      Cumulative number of confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) reported to WHO, 2 October 2014
      not updated as of 11 October 2014
      WHO | Influenza at the Human-Animal Interface (HAI)


      Minister of Health: Injured bird flu .. and in stable condition . Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) of Egypt

      Dr. Adel Adawi, Minister of Health and Population injury a new case of bird flu to a baby girl at the age of 3 months from the Giza governorate, pointing out that it is the case of injury fourth this year. confirmed the Minister of Health that the date of onset of the disease is due to on Monday, 22/9 / 2014 where she was suffering from a case (fever - sore throat - cough - vomiting), where the girl's parents went to the outpatient clinic at the Hospital of the Abbasid released on 25/9/2014, and that he asked the people of the situation indicate exposure to dead birds, have been isolated little girl in hospital suspicion of bird flu, then was taken from the throat swab on the same day were sent the sample to the central laboratory of the Ministry of Health and Population and the girl began to take Tamiflu, as well as the work of the rays of a normal chest saluting show the presence of pneumonia, Ayman, was the result of the sample positive for the disease were confirmed case experimentally in central laboratories to be positive for the avian influenza virus (A / H5N1), and the work has been issued Ohotai to follow the situation where it was found that the situation is improving and the overall situation is stable. Source: Center for Media


      Minister of Health and Population Adel Adawy reported Egypt's fourth bird flu case in 2014 on Monday. A three-month-old girl from Giza was isolated at a hospital after showing symptoms of the disease.

      "The baby started to suffer from a fever, sore throat, cough and vomiting on 22 September," said the minister. "Her family took her on 25 September to the outpatient clinic of Abbasiya Chest Hospital where doctors found out she was exposed to dead birds."
      Adawy added that the girl's health is now stable and improving.
      Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

      Egypt's Health Ministry reports fourth case of bird flu | Egypt Independent
      Minister of Health and Population Adel Adawy reported Egypt's fourth bird flu case in 2014 on Monday. A three-month-old girl from Giza was isolated at a hospital after showing symptoms of the disease.



      EMPRES 3month old Giza
      ID 191950
      Africa/Egypt/Al Jizah (giza) Confirmed Al Jizah (giza) /
      Lat.: 28.8467408469, Long.: 29.5400624265
      22/09/2014
      30/09/2014
      Influenza - Avian
      H5N1 HPAI
      Geocoords. Quality: Centroid Admin1

      CIDRAP Egypt reports H5N1 case in baby girl



      Published Date: 2014-10-01 23:51:17
      Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (107): Egypt (JZ) H5N1, infant
      Archive Number: 20141001.2822498
      Date: Tue 30 Sep 2014

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      • #4
        Re: Egypt - 5th H5N1 case announced by various health authorities in 2014

        Also we know that there are 394 fatal H5N1 cases not 393!

        Male, 34, hospitalized on ventilator Death


        Correction!
        Source: http://www.emro.who.int/surveillance...july-2014.html


        New case of avian influenza A(H5N1) in Egypt


        8 July 2014 - The Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt recently notified WHO of a new case of human infection from avian influenza A (H5N1).

        The case was a 34-year-old male, a construction worker from the Samallot district in the Menia governorate. He developed symptoms on 15 June 2014 in the form of fever, sore throat, cough and difficulty in breathing. He was admitted to hospital on 22 June 2014 after frequent visits to private physicians with no clinical improvement.

        Naso-pharyngeal specimens were positive at Menia subnational virology laboratory on 24 June 2014, which was later re-confirmed at the Central Public Health Laboratory in Cairo on 25 June 2014 by RT-PCR. The man was referred to Abbaseya Chest Hospital in Cairo on 25 June 2014 in critical condition and later died on 7 July 2014.

        Findings from initial field investigation revealed that the deceased has close contact with sick poultry in a poultry market near his house. Follow up of close contacts of this patient has not revealed any further case with influenza-like symptoms. The local authorities have implemented necessary measures to prevent any further human infection from the poultry market

        See
        Egypt - Man, 34, hospitalized on ventilator in Minya - 4th H5N1 case in 2014- Died - FluTrackers
        Last edited by Biological; October 11, 2014, 01:20 PM. Reason: edited WPRO correction (EMRO report)

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