So far this flu season Egypt has denied all suspected bird flu H5N1 cases.This is not believable. Please see last year's case list here.
A few stories we have collected:
Egypt - Health Directorate in Giza: six suspected cases of H5N1 bird flu so far in January, no deaths
Egypt - Suspected H5N1 bird flu hospitalized - Dakahlia - January 29, 2016
Egypt - Media report: H5N1 avian flu case tested positive in Fayoum - January 28, 2016
Egypt - 34 persons test negative for bird flu H5N1 - Sohag governorate - January 26, 2016
Egypt - 4 persons test negative for bird flu H5N1 in Qalyubiyah governorate - January 26, 2016
Egypt - Media report: Man, 47, died from H5N1 bird flu - Kafr El-Sheikh - January 24, 2016
Egypt - Fayoum MoH declares emergency to counter & monitor suspected H5N1 bird flu cases - January 22, 2016
Egypt - Extent of avian influenza infection in humans much higher than currently thought - CDC
Egypt, media report - Three Suspect Avian Flu Cases, 1 Death in Dakahlia - Test results Pending - January 21, 2016
Egypt - Media report: 100 people being treated for H5N1 bird flu in Abbasia Mental Hospital in Cairo - January 21, 2016
Egypt - MoA announces control of 16 new outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu in 4 provinces - January 20, 2016
for more please see our Egypt H5N1 forum here.
Government media crack down is impacting reporting of anything negative including unfavorable disease status.
Cartoonist Is Arrested as Egypt Cracks Down on Critics
By DECLAN WALSH and AMINA ISMAILJAN. 31, 2016
CAIRO A popular Egyptian cartoonist was arrested Sunday on charges of running a website without a license, the Interior Ministry said, in the latest escalation of a campaign to silence the governments online critics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/01/wo...artoonist.html
A few stories we have collected:
Egypt - Health Directorate in Giza: six suspected cases of H5N1 bird flu so far in January, no deaths
Egypt - Suspected H5N1 bird flu hospitalized - Dakahlia - January 29, 2016
Egypt - Media report: H5N1 avian flu case tested positive in Fayoum - January 28, 2016
Egypt - 34 persons test negative for bird flu H5N1 - Sohag governorate - January 26, 2016
Egypt - 4 persons test negative for bird flu H5N1 in Qalyubiyah governorate - January 26, 2016
Egypt - Media report: Man, 47, died from H5N1 bird flu - Kafr El-Sheikh - January 24, 2016
Egypt - Fayoum MoH declares emergency to counter & monitor suspected H5N1 bird flu cases - January 22, 2016
Egypt - Extent of avian influenza infection in humans much higher than currently thought - CDC
Egypt, media report - Three Suspect Avian Flu Cases, 1 Death in Dakahlia - Test results Pending - January 21, 2016
Egypt - Media report: 100 people being treated for H5N1 bird flu in Abbasia Mental Hospital in Cairo - January 21, 2016
Egypt - MoA announces control of 16 new outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu in 4 provinces - January 20, 2016
for more please see our Egypt H5N1 forum here.
Government media crack down is impacting reporting of anything negative including unfavorable disease status.
Cartoonist Is Arrested as Egypt Cracks Down on Critics
By DECLAN WALSH and AMINA ISMAILJAN. 31, 2016
CAIRO A popular Egyptian cartoonist was arrested Sunday on charges of running a website without a license, the Interior Ministry said, in the latest escalation of a campaign to silence the governments online critics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/01/wo...artoonist.html