EGYPT - Dec 4 2007 - Jan 1, 2008

[Theresa42]

Fifth story on page.

Google-translated from Arabic:

The first human infection avian in Cairo
Dec 4, 2007

D announced. Mona made director of the Research Institute for Animal Health and the supervisor of the lab in the emergence of the first National Avian injury in Cairo where he was Hanafi Abdulhamid Saeed La Khairallah Dar es Salaam positive for the disease situation of avian influenza result rearing chickens Obt.

http://www.elakhbar.org.eg/issues/17355/0100.html

 

[Theresa42]

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Then again, maybe not. Conflicting reports.

Google-translated from Arabic:

The Health Ministry denies any emergence of a new human cases of Avian
12/3/2007

Cairo - Dr. Abdel Rahman Shahin Media adviser and spokesman of the Ministry of Health and Population did not appear that any new injuries disease avian flu among humans, and Mancherth a newspaper is unfounded.

Shaheen said that one newspaper published a news item in the injury citizen La Khayrallah Dar es Salaam allegedly Hanafi Abdulhamid Saeed disease avian influenza, and the news is unfounded, since no proof of any positive cases of the disease since the announcement of the infection No. 38, and announced since several months.

The spokesman at the conclusion of his statement that the ministry is keen since the emergence of the disease in Egypt to declare any casualties immediately sure if the emergence of positive analysis results Amwalimih central labs by the Ministry of Health .. He added that the ministry deals with the subject of bird flu in all transparency and frankly does not conceal any information.

http://www.masrawy.com/News/2007/Egypt/Politics/december/3/flue_egy.aspx

 

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I'm thinkin' that first announcement is wrong (or else wildly unofficial) because the announcement came from the Research Institute for Animal Health. Perhaps the person from this institute was quoted incorrectly or misunderstood by the journalist. ?? Maybe they were talking about an outbreak in poultry. ??

 

[Theresa42]

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Google-translated from Arabic:

The health ministry denies the emergence of new infections of virus avian influeza
Dec 4, 2007

Rahman Shaheen, a Health Ministry spokesman, denied the emergence of any new infections of virus avian influenza in Egypt, pointing out that the number of human infections with virus, which was registered in Egypt so far is 38 cases, most recently on July 22, 2007 for the Lady of Damietta Governorate, and the number of cases that was cured 23 cases, while the mortality 15 cases.

He has been conducting monitoring of suspected cases to about 3675 citizen, appeared all negative except 38 cases, and more governorates, which witnessed the suspect is the Western [Al Gharbiyah] 400 cases suspected, and least of Suez and Matrouh emerged as one case in each.

And a spokesman for the Ministry of Health that as of next January will begin extensive awareness campaign through various media, involving the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture, to educate citizens and exercise caution, and taking part in this campaign from artists and artist Shaaban Abd Al-Rahim further Slosh.

As Abdel Rahman Shahin availability of a sufficient stock of real estate "Tammivlo" up to a million doses is the only drug that has proved effective in resisting avian influenza virus.

http://news.filbalad.com/News.asp?NewsID=22531

 

[Theresa42]

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Two suspected cases in Mahallah, Al Gharbiyah governorate -- a 10 year-old girl and her 11 month-old brother. (Hat-tip, Dr. Niman!)

Google-translated from Arabic:

Suspected cases of avian influenza in Mehalla
12/7/2007

Tanta - Detained Health Administration Bank student at the primary and infant brother Child Hospital pathogenesis Mahala on suspicion of the safety of Avian.

The newspaper said the delegation Spiegel Friday quoting Dr. Sharif Hammouda Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health schoolgirl called Fathia Mohammed Abdabasit "10 years" student at the primary and evaluated village onions surprise of the Center for the place.

The girl was at the temperature was detained on suspicion of the safety of Avian also felt the child baby brother Ahmed 11 months the same symptoms had been seizure cases, and sent samples of Dmanma factor of the central Ministry of Health to ensure that the disease-free from avian influenza.

http://www.masrawy.com/News/2007/Egypt/Politics/december/7/flu_ma7ala.aspx

 

[HenryN]

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Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/12070704/H5N1_Gharbiya_Suspect.html

 

[AlaskaDenise]

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Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/12070704/H5N1_Gharbiya_Suspect.html

Commentary

Suspect H5N1 Gharbiya Cluster

Recombinomics Commentary
December 7, 2007

Detained Health Administration Bank student at the primary and infant brother Child Hospital pathogenesis Mahala on suspicion of the safety of Avian.

The newspaper said the delegation Spiegel Friday quoting Dr. Sharif Hammouda Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health schoolgirl called Fathia Mohammed Abdabasit "10 years" student at the primary and evaluated village onions surprise of the Center for the place.

The girl was at the temperature was detained on suspicion of the safety of Avian also felt the child baby brother Ahmed 11 months the same symptoms had been seizure cases, and sent samples of Dmanma factor of the central Ministry of Health to ensure that the disease-free from avian influenza.

The above translation describes siblings in Gharbiya who are hospitalized and being tested for H5N1. This suspect cluster is almost exactly one year after a cluster was confirmed in Gharbiya. That cluster was the largest to date in Egypt and the H5N1 was Tamiflu resistance (NA N296S) prior to treatment, and had two changes in or near the receptor binding domain V223I and M230I.

More information of tests of these siblings would be useful.


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[AlaskaDenise]

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The average temperatures in nearby Cairo took about a 10F degree dip starting November 7th.
Nighttime temperatures consistantly dipped below 60F degrees starting November 23rd.
Daytime temperatures are now mostly below 70F.

This may be the temperature dip referred to by WHO officials.

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[Theresa42]

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Another report on these two suspected cases ... no new info really except that they are getting Tamiflu.

Google-translated from Arabic:

Suspected Avian injuring two brothers [siblings] in the West [Al Gharbiyah]
Dec 12, 2007

Written by just patron

Detained Hospital pathogenesis Mahala, two new cases of suspected bird flu symptoms injured. The hospital administration Bazlhma in designated areas such cases, and given the real estate Altammivlo [Tamiflu], taking their blood samples to be sent to labs central Ministry of Health, to ascertain the authenticity or otherwise injured disease. Dr. Hammouda Sharif, Deputy Minister of Health Bank [Mahallah], the cases of both Fathia Mohammed Abdabasit (10 years), and the younger brother named Ahmad (months), were detained hospital to receive the necessary treatment.

http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=85668

 

[Theresa42]

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Two suspected cases in Mahallah, Al Gharbiyah governorate -- a 10 year-old girl and her 11 month-old brother. (Hat-tip, Dr. Niman!)

Google-translated from Arabic:

Suspected cases of avian influenza in Mehalla
12/7/2007

Tanta - Detained Health Administration Bank student at the primary and infant brother Child Hospital pathogenesis Mahala on suspicion of the safety of Avian.

The newspaper said the delegation Spiegel Friday quoting Dr. Sharif Hammouda Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health schoolgirl called Fathia Mohammed Abdabasit "10 years" student at the primary and evaluated village onions surprise of the Center for the place.

The girl was at the temperature was detained on suspicion of the safety of Avian also felt the child baby brother Ahmed 11 months the same symptoms had been seizure cases, and sent samples of Dmanma factor of the central Ministry of Health to ensure that the disease-free from avian influenza.

http://www.masrawy.com/News/2007/Egypt/Politics/december/7/flu_ma7ala.aspx

Some symptoms...

Google-translated from Arabic:

Suspicion of Avian wounding two children in Egypt
Dec 10, 2007

Cairo - "Gulf":

Medical sources in Cairo yesterday (Sunday) that two suspected to have contracted the bird flu injured were Hdzhma examination and further analysis Hospital Dietitian Mehalla major, and Poland announced the elimination of 110 thousands of chickens after the discovery of a new hotbed for the avian influenza virus.

The girl suffered Egyptian Fathia Abdul Basit (11 years old) and her brother Ahmad (9 years) [age?] at very high temperature, and the mother [pain] in the joints, prompting doctors at the hospital to put under observation, and sent samples to laboratories Dmanma central to ascertain the apparent high intensity injured virus H5N1....

http://www.alqabas.com.kw/Final/NewspaperWebsite/NewspaperPublic/ArticlePage.aspx?ArticleID=340435

Edit: I just discovered that the link I posted for this story is incorrect. Oops! Sorry. em

Here is the correct link:
http://www.alkhaleej.ae/articles/show_article.cfm?val=457727

 

[Theresa42]

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Suspected case in Al Fayyum governorate.

Google-translated from Arabic:

Woman injured in suspected Avian Fayyoum governorate
Dec 19, 2007

Fayyoum Mr. Shoura: Detained by the Directorate of Health Fayyoum governorate homemaker Hospital Dietitian governorate on suspicion of being infected with avian influenza disease. Politicians were Mariam Ahmed 22 years homemaker has suffered a very high temperature and symptoms resembling infection Avian. Been transferred to a hospital diets and sampling and sent to the central laboratory in Cairo for analysis.

The veterinary services had warned of the emergence of the disease again with the onset of winter in December first, and held General Mohamed Magdy Aqbisi governor Fayyoum several meetings with the Higher Committee for the preservation of avian influenza and decides not to transfer chicken to maintain only a formal statement of veterinary medicine and to take preventive action against the disease in poultry farms and bird Education housework.

http://www.alwafd.org/v3/News/NewsD...in&PHPSESSID=71b65b85d86fa149f96f211398364e5a

 

[Theresa42]

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Suspected case from Beheira governorate. The article mentions that 60,000 birds were culled at two farms just the other day in Ash Sharqiyah.

Machine-translated from Arabic:

The transfer of an employee [worker] to Dmnhourllashtbah diets [hospital] in his injury by avian influenza
Dec 30, 2007

A special the archaic Mohamed Khalil Abdul Qawi (40 years) took place employee [worker] transfer from the hospital of Kom Hamada fevers to the hospital of Damanhur fevers for the suspicion of his injury by the bird flu disease.

Been taken sample from the injured for its examination and its sending to the central department laboratories in the Ministry of Health for its examination.

It is mentioned that the victim is on him from the village of Ezbet Alhouci Bbrem Center Kom Hamada.

It's worth mentioning that the execution of 60 thousand birds took place on Saturday by the eastern [Ash Sharqiyah] after the certainty of its injury by the bird flu.

http://www.masrawy.com/News/2007/Cases/december/30/damnhor-bird-flu.aspx

 

[Theresa42]

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2 suspected cases in Al Minufiyah (where one of the recently confirmed cases is from) -- two children from two different villages. Also, suspected case from Beheira Governorate reported above mentioned.

Also, reports on outbreaks in poultry in Qena and Qalubiyah governorates.

Google-translated from Arabic:

3 cases of detention on suspicion of avian influenza infection in Menoufiya, and the lake [Beheira Governorate]

Said wrote Nafie, Mohamed Hamdi and Ceyhan Asamkori Mohamed Khalifa, and the soldier and Hamdi Abdel Kassem
30/12/2007

Detained dietary hospitals in the provinces of Menoufiya, and the lake yesterday, 3 cases infected with symptoms similar to bird flu, in the lake [Ash Sharqiyah] received Maj. Gen. Essam Sheikh, head of security, notification from the hospital salt Damanhour arrival Mohammed Khalil Abdel strong 40 years of Ezbet "Notes" Centre Kom Hamada suffer symptoms similar to bird flu, and send a sample of his blood for the central factor.

In Menoufiya, said Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health: The Hospital Dietetic Shebin Mound detained on suspicion of two children injured bird flu are: Nader Said Babylonian 5 years from the village "Alaptanon", the paper Ahmad Abdulmohsen 6 years from the village "Kafr Tunbdi" at the centre of Shebin Mound, pointing out that the blood samples sent to laboratories competent children.

Dr. Saif Al-Din Hassan - Director of Veterinary Medicine in Menoufiya, was to form a committee of veterinary medicine, health and agriculture to take samples from poultry in the homes of the children and sent to the appropriate labs, as well as samples of poultry neighbouring houses.

In Qena COLLEGE Dr. Abdel Salam, Director of the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, it was discovered infected with avian influenza epicentre in the house of Mahmoud Khalaf Alsmasamh village in the Naga Hammadi was executed 469 Bird addition to the execution of 69 flying in the village Bhgeorh Naga Hammadi for the same reason.

He said Maj. Gen. Magdi Ayoub - Governor of Qena was to form a committee of veterinary medicine and the Directorate of Health Affairs and the local unit Naga Hammadi to oversee the birds and buried in the cemetery in addition to the health screening 42 houses adjacent to the four homes affected,

He pointed out that the health situation of the citizens stable and there is no suspicion of illness, and added that he was clearing houses and vaccinated all birds Bhgeorh village and the neighboring villages Service radius 7 km.

He called on the governor to tighten veterinary control at the entrances and exits to preserve the confiscation of cars laden birds, which are without licenses and tightening controls on bird stores and the closure of the assignee dealing with live birds and the work of Mejia to the EU, the village "Alsmasam"».

In Qalubia, the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine execution of 10 thousand chickens dead after being shot inside a farm avian influenza branch thanked .. The results of medical analysis carried out on veterinary 20 dead chickens from the poultry within Almzrall owned by the citizen students lone village established major branch of gratitude, confirmed infection of poultry disease and that all samples were obtained from Almzrall positive, which confirms the emergence of a new disease in Qaliubia.

http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=88281

 

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SUMMARY OF CONFIRMED AND SUSPECTED CASES IN EGYPT SINCE DEC 25

Confirmed cases:

Oula Yunis Ali Mohamed (25F) - d. Dec 25, 2007

- from Beni Haroun village in Beni Suef governorate, south of Cairo
- admitted to Beni Suef hospital on Friday, Dec 21, with high fever, breathing problems and pneumonia
- diagnosed (test results came back) the day she died, Dec 25
- in contact with birds thought to be infected with bird flu
- relatives being checked/tested / mentioned in one article that her mother, specifically, was being tested
- brother of victim said that they went to one doctor who diagnosed bronchitis, but when she didn't get better they went to another doctor in a "special hospital" who sent her to the hospital in Beni Suef
- 39th case / 16th person to die of bf in Egypt

Attorh Hanim Ibrahim [aka Hanem Atwa Ibrahim] (50F)

- from Damietta governorate ("from Al Ngdi's land in the region of Ezbet meat in Damietta district")
- admitted to Damietta hospital on Monday, Dec 24 with high fever, breathing problems and pneumonia
- husband reports she began showing symptoms on Dec 24
- transferred to Cairo's Abbasiyah hospital
- reported on Dec 31st to be in critical condition
- in contact with birds thought to be infected with bird flu; husband reports that she keep poultry and that two days before she became ill, ten of her poultry had died
- husband and children tested and put under observation for 7 days
- 40th case

Nora Aboul Abbas Mohamed (21/22F)

- from "Center Worries" in Al Minufiyah governorate (also reported: "from the belonging village of Barhim [Braheem], to Minuf center")
- admitted to Minuf hospital on Wednesday, Dec 26 with high fever and difficulty breathing
- transferred to Cairo's Abbasiyah hospital on Dec 27
- father reports that she began showing symptoms on the night of Dec 25 and that she had found dead poultry in her shop that morning
- reported on Dec 31st to be recovering in intensive care
- poultry seller, in contact with birds thought to be infected with bird flu
- family being tested
- 41st case

Fatma Fathi Mohamed (25F) - d. Dec 30, 2007

- from Daqahliya governorate
- admitted to local hospital on Dec 27 with high temperature and difficulty breathing; transferred to Mansoura hospital on Dec 29
- suspected of handling sick domestic birds
- 42th case / 17th person to die of bf in Egypt

Suspected cases reported in the last week:

Dec 30 -

Mohamed Khalil Abdul Qawi (40M) - Beheira governorate - from the village of Ezbet Alhouci Bbrem Center Kom Hamada
Nader Said Babylonian (5M) - Al Minufiyah governorate - from the village "Alaptanon"
Ahmad Abdulmohsen (6M) - Al Minufiyah governorate - from the village "Kafr Tunbdi" at the centre of Shebin Mound

*Note that the two boys are from the same governorate as confirmed case Nora Aboul Abbas Mohamed above.

 

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WHO confirmation: Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update

28 December 2007
The Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt has announced two new cases of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. The first case is a 50 year old female from Domiatt Governorate. She was hospitalized on 24 December and is in critical condition.
The second case is a 22 year old female chicken seller from Menofia Governorate. She was hospitalized on 26 December and is presently recovering in intensive care.
Both women had contact with sick and dead poultry prior to illness onset.
Of the 41 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 16 have been fatal.

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2007_12_28a/en/index.html
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Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, 2nd in week

Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:45am EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - A 25-year-old Egyptian woman died of bird flu on Sunday, the second fatality among humans in Egypt in less than one week, the Health Ministry said.
Fatma Fathi Mohamed died in hospital in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, three days after she was admitted to a smaller local hospital with a high temperature and difficulty breathing, it said in a statement carried by the state news agency MENA.
Her death was the 17th in Egypt since the deadly virus arrived in February 2006 and it was the 42nd case of bird flu reported among humans in the Arab world's most populous country.
The Health Ministry said that the latest victim was suspected of handling sick domestic birds -- the usual way of contracting the virus in Egypt.
On Wednesday last week another 25-year-old woman, Ola Younis, died of bird flu in Beni Suef province south of Cairo, the first case of this winter season.
It is the third winter that the virus has struck, after appearing to remain dormant during the hot summers.
The health ministry said on Thursday that two other Egyptians had contracted the disease and were receiving treatment. But the latest death was not one of those and one health official said those two were still in hospital.
John Jabbour, an official at the World Health Organisation (WHO), said last week that the new cases were not surprising.
"The agent is there... Since July we've had no human cases and many things calmed down, so people returned to dealing with live birds as usual. Since the virus is there, we expect to have human cases. It's not a surprise at all," Jabbour said.
The government has promoted a poultry vaccination program but coercive measures are hard to enforce.
Around 5 million households in Egypt depend on poultry as a main source of food and income, and the government has said this makes it unlikely the disease can be eradicated.
Health experts fear the virus could mutate into a form that spreads easily from one person to another, possibly triggering a pandemic that could kill millions.
The virus has killed 212 people since it re-emerged in 2003, according to the most recent figures from the WHO.
(Writing by Jonathan Wright; editing by Keith Weir)

http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USL279306320071231

 

[AlaskaDenise]

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The government has promoted a poultry vaccination program but coercive measures are hard to enforce.
Around 5 million households in Egypt depend on poultry as a main source of food and income, and the government has said this makes it unlikely the disease can be eradicated.

Multiply that by many other countries with the same circumstances.

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[HenryN]

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Updated map

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=U...,31.008911&spn=3.912156,5.712891&t=h&z=7&om=0

 

[HenryN]

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Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/12310702/H5N1_Egypt_New_Pandemic.html

 

[AlaskaDenise]

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Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/12310702/H5N1_Egypt_New_Pandemic.html

Commentary

New H5N1 Cases in Egypt Raise Pandemic Concerns

Recombinomics Commentary 11:38
December 31, 2007

The fourth confirmed H5N1 case in Egypt raises pandemic concerns. The four cases are in separate governorates (see satellite map). Two of the four have died (25F, 25F) while the remaining two are either in critical condition (50F) or in the ICU (22F). Three additional suspect cases have been identified (two of the suspect cases are in the same governorate, Al Minufiyah, as one of the confirmed cases).

New confirmed H5N1 outbreaks in poultry are reported daily. These bird flu outbreaks are on commercial farms as well as small holdings and are also widespread and have raised questions about the effectiveness of a vaccination campaign. The human and poultry outbreaks have led to an alert followed by the distribution of Tamiflu, and increased surveillance. However, the condition of the four confirmed cases has suggested a more virulent strain of H5N1 is in circulation. This possibility is supported by the outbreaks on commercial farms. Last season, most outbreaks were on small holdings.

Increased activity in Egypt was expected, due to the widespread outbreaks of H5N1 in Europe this fall. In the past no EU country reported H5N1 in the fall even though H5N1 was reported in eastern Europe in the fall of 2005 and 2006.

In addition to the European outbreaks, a reported 38 outbreaks in Saudi Arabia have been noted and a suspect case at Kuwait airport has been described. Similarly, the first H5N1 cases have been reported in Pakistan, including the most sustained transmission chain reported to date.

In the past, reported outbreaks in Egypt have been limited to H5N1 with regional markers found in Israel, Gaza, and Djibouti. However, the recent outbreaks in Europe have been a distinct clade 2.2 sub-clade tracing back to Uva Lake. Last season, the H5N1 in Egypt was more genetically complex. This was due in part because of recombination due to the high concentration of cases. This increased complexity was in both human and avian influenza isolates.

Egypt lies at the intersection of two major flyways, and cases have been reported throughout the Nile Delta. Migration of the Uva Lake strain into Egypt would accelerate H5N1 evolution in the region.

Sequence data on the recent human and avian outbreaks would be useful.


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