Egypt - Ministry of Health announces 2 new H5N1 bird flu cases and 2 deaths of previously known cases - March 7, 2015

[sharon sanders]

HEALTH: THE DEATH OF TWO CASES OF "BIRD FLU" IN THE EASTERN AND MENOUFIA

Wrote: Mr. Mohammed Saturday, March 7, 2015 16:44

Health Minister Adel infection

Announced the Ministry of Health for the deaths of two Mesbtin as " bird flu " , the first case of a woman, aged 32, from the province of Menoufia second case of a woman, aged 43, from the province of East .

She stressed the ministry, the injury new cases of the disease to the old lady 43-year-old from the province of Giza, has been to provide the necessary medical care.


The Ministry of Health to heal 3 cases of people living with HIV, who are a child at the age of one year and nine months from the province of East and child at the age of 3 and a half years from the province of East

and a child at the age of 5 years from the province of Dakahlia , noting that the total number of cases receiving treatment Hospitals and the Ministry of Health of 7 cases./ h. P


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I believe the deaths are 2 previously known cases:

1) Egypt - Female, 43, onset January 1, hospitalized January 5, from Sharqia - Menoufia (WHO)

62) Egypt - Female, 32, hospitalized, Menoufia

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2 of the 3 healed cases appear to be previous cases (noted below) and one appears to be newly announced - the 5 year old from Dakahlia.

72) Egypt - Child, 2, hospitalized Sharqia

77) Egypt - Child, 3.5, Sharqia

[sharon sanders]

Health: Results of the analyzes of the central laboratory confirms positive H5N1 infection case Bڤers

The Ministry of Health and Population for healing and exit of three confirmed cases of infected Bڤers (H5N1) avian influenza illusion of a child at the age of one year and nine months from the eastern province and child at the age of three and a half years from the eastern province and a child at the age of five years of Dakahlia also announces injury confirmed case of bird flu, which is the old lady 43 years of Giza and the death of two new confirmed two of the old lady 32 years of Monofia second case of a woman, aged 43, from the eastern province, bringing the total number of cases receiving hospitals and the Ministry of Health Treatment 7 cases. - therefore calls on the Ministry of Health to citizens who deal with poultry immediately go to the nearest hospital for medical service in the case of the emergence of symptoms of influenza them where to receive the injured bird flu drug Tamiflu within the first 24 hours of the onset of symptoms increases the cure rates of the disease and reduces death rates and advises the Ministry of Health of citizens who deal with poultry to exercise caution and prudence when dealing with birds, especially that shows the symptoms and the need to take preventive measures to prevent infection, such as cover your mouth and nose when dealing with poultry, wash your hands with soap and water after handling birds and not to take children to places of birds breeding or slaughter, as well as the need to separate the birds from the living quarters. Source: Media Center http://www.mohp.gov.eg/News_webpart/dispNews3.aspx?ID=714 machine translation