Egypt - Benha University Hospital "state of extreme emergency" after child, 3, suspected nosocomial H5N1 bird flu case - Assiut governorate

[sharon sanders]

Home Local News Health Qalubia: reception suspected case of bird flu Friday, February 6, 2015 - 18:16

Avian influenza - archival Wrote Khaled Hegazy

Source Department of Health province of Assiut confirmed that the university hospital in Benha received suspicions injured 3-year-old child in the bird flu virus has been developed by intensive care amid tight health procedures. declared a state of extreme emergency in the children's section reserved where the child was injured, and a full sterilization operations of the place and the vaccination of nursing staff and doctors against the disease and the situation is stable.

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[sharon sanders]

I wonder what vaccine they are using for the doctors and nursing staff. There is no generally available human H5N1 vaccine.

 

[sharon sanders]

List of 2015 Assiut H5N1 patients. 7 of 9 reported cases have died which is a 78% case fatality rate. Most likely a cfr of this magnitude indicates that only the most severe cases are being diagnosed/reported. Also indicates a possible larger outbreak. For every recorded death is it possible that there are multiple survivors - statistically speaking:



4) Egypt - Female, 65, onset January 1, hospitalized January 4, died January 9 - Assiut Death

7) Egypt - Female, 43, onset January 6, hospitalized January 12, died January 16, health care worker - Assiut reported Death note

10) Egypt - Female, 47, onset January 8, hospitalized January 14, died January 18 - Assiut Death

13) Egypt - Female, 40s, announced as death - Assiut Death

14) Egypt - Female, 20, university student, announced as death - Assiut Death

15) Egypt - Male, 3, onset January 13, hospitalized January 18, died January 23 - Assiut Death

17) Egypt - Male, 1., onset January 13, hospitalized January 15 - Assiut

18) Egypt - Female, 1, onset January 13, hospitalized January 20 - Assiut

19) Egypt - Child, 5, onset January 5, hospitalized January 18, died January 20 - Assiut Death

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[sharon sanders]

Twelve days ago the Assiut health department announced that all H5N1 cases were "cured" and all suspected cases had tested negative.


Health Assiut" cure all cases and suspected bird flu Monday, January 26, 2015 - 5:30

Avian Influenza Assiut - Victims favor A source with the Directorate of Health in Assiut, it has been declared the exit of all cases and suspected bird flu, after similar all cases of healing and their response to treatment. The Chest Hospital, has received three suspected cases of bird flu shoved sampling survey, sent to labs central Cairo, and found as a result of tests negative infection, becoming the Chest Hospital completely devoid of any suspected cases or injury until Sunday. The source added, there was no truth to the rumors about the existence of an epidemic Dirout Center after the death of lady bird flu, and the injury Ngeleta, as a result of mingling with birds carrying the virus. He explained that A committee of the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Committee of the Department of Health in Assiut and Veterinary Medicine, conducted a comprehensive survey of the villages Dirout center, and analyzes a survey of more than 200 people of the house, and found negative HIV tests.

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