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WHO - Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 29
WHO - Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 29
Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 29
10 February 2010
The Ministry of Health of Egypt has announced a new case of human H5N1 avian influenza infection.
The case is a 37-year-old male from Helwan District, Helwan Governorate.
He developed symptoms on 31 January and was hospitalized on 6 February, where he received oseltamivir treatment.
He is in a critical condition.
The case was confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratories, a National Influenza Center of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network (GISN).
Of the 97 laboratory confirmed cases of Avian influenza A(H5N1) reported in Egypt, 27 have been fatal.
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<cite cite="http://www.who.int/csr/don/2010_02_10/en/index.html">WHO | Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 29</cite>
10 February 2010
The Ministry of Health of Egypt has announced a new case of human H5N1 avian influenza infection.
The case is a 37-year-old male from Helwan District, Helwan Governorate.
He developed symptoms on 31 January and was hospitalized on 6 February, where he received oseltamivir treatment.
He is in a critical condition.
The case was confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratories, a National Influenza Center of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network (GISN).
Of the 97 laboratory confirmed cases of Avian influenza A(H5N1) reported in Egypt, 27 have been fatal.
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