Egypt Human Cases Feb 25th - April 19th 2008

sharon sanders · Feb 27, 2008

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newspaper reports another child treated for suspected H5N1 -

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كتب ـ سناء مصطفى ومختار محروس: كشفت نتيجة تحاليل المعامل المركزية لوزارة الصحة إصابة الطفلة آية عاطف مبروك بفيروس انفلونزا الطيور.

Sana wrote Mustafa Mokhtar Mahrous: analyses revealed by the central laboratory of the Ministry of Health wounded girl Atef Congratulations any avian influenza virus.

تبلغ الطفلة 4 سنوات، وتقيم مع أسرتها في منزل ريفى بقرية مفوز طيبة بمركز العدوة.

Inform the girl 4 years, and stay with her family in a rural village house Mvuz good status enemy.

أكدت عواطف علي ابراهيم جدة الطفلة إن آية كانت موجودة مع أخيها أحمد »عامين« وأختها الرضيعة »عام«، وأن الأسرة كانت تربى بطتين تم ذبحها السبت الماضى.

The Awatif Ibrahim Jeddah that any child was found with her brother Ahmed »two« sister and infant »of«, and that the family had been kept before slaughter Bttin last Saturday.

كما يقول حجازى مبروك عم الطفلة المصابة انها تعرضت لارتفاع مفاجئ فى درجة الحرارة وتم نقلها لمستشفى حميات العدوة ثم لمستشفى العدوة العام.

Hijazi also says Congratulations with the patient she had been a sudden rise in temperature was transported to the hospital and then salt enemy Hospital enemy year.

وقال إنها تم نقلها فجأة للقاهرة بعد منتصف ليلة أمس دون أن يخبرهم أحد بحقيقة مرضها بانفلونزا الطيور، وأن مسئولى المستشفى العام أخبروهم فقط بأنها اشتباه.

He said it was suddenly transferred to Cairo after midnight yesterday without gives one fact avian influenza illness, and hospital officials told them only as a general.

بعض الخفراء بمحاصرة المزارع رغم الاعلان عن حالة آية.

The family's neighbours that any house surrounded by a farmer household multiple poultry owned by Joseph Isaac, and others, and demanded the immediate execution of these birds, and said that the devices did not move, did not occur until some gendarmes surrounded the farms despite the declaration on the status of any. <o

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Dr. Nasr Aaron Director General Hospital enemy that the hospital has to give the child any necessary remedial dose immediately after his arrival, and that he was transferred to a hospital in Cairo Adviser Bakri, and that they were infected with pneumonia and bouts heated.

ال العينات اللازمة لتحليلها بالقاهرة.

He also stated that there was another girl named Rachel xxxx xxxxx »3 years« been booked hospital and send samples for analysis in Cairo. <o

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The longer this situation is No. 44 in the avian influenza disease has recovered 28 cases and 15 cases died so far.

http://www.nowabikhwan.com/

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sharon sanders · Feb 28, 2008

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Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 4

28 February 2008
The Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has announced a new human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection. The case is a 4 years old female from El-Edwa district, Menea governorate. She developed symptoms on 21 February and was hospitalized on 24 February. She is receiving treatment and is in a stable condition.
Investigations into the source of her infection indicate exposure to sick poultry in the week prior to onset of symptoms.
Of the 44 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 19 have been fatal.

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2008_02_28/en/index.html

Diane Morin · Mar 1, 2008

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Egyptian woman tests positive for bird flu-MENA

Sat 1 Mar 2008, 19:20 GMT

CAIRO, March 1 (Reuters) - A 25-year-old Egyptian woman tested positive for bird flu on Saturday, the 45th confirmed human case in the Arab world's most populous country, state news agency MENA said.

Ministry of Health spokesman Abdel Rahman Shaheen said the woman had been treated with the antiviral drug Tamiflu and had been transferred from Fayoum province to a hospital in Cairo, the agency said.

The woman was suffering from a high fever, both her lungs were inflamed, and she was being kept on a respirator and under observation, Shaheen said.

A 4-year-old girl tested positive for bird flu on Monday.

Four Egyptian women died from bird flu in December. Their deaths ended a 5-month pause in human cases in Egypt and brought to 19 the number of Egyptians who have died of the H5N1 bird flu virus since it emerged in Egypt in early 2006.

It is the third winter the virus has struck after lying low during Egypt's hot summers.

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 despite a large-scale poultry vaccination programme.

Deaths from bird flu total more than 230 worldwide since 2003 and have been reported in several African and Asian countries. Egypt has been the worst-hit country outside of Asia.

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. (Writing by Aziz El-Kaissouni; editing by Keith Weir)

http://africa.reuters.com/country/EG/news/usnL01651795.html

sharon sanders · Mar 1, 2008

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القاهرة- محرر مصراوي- تأكدت يوم السبت الإصابة البشرية رقم 45 بمرض أنفلونزا الطيور في مصر لفتاة عمرها 25 سنة من قرية ترسا مركز سنورس بمحافظة الفيوم .

CAIRO - Editor TOM - confirmed human infection on Saturday, No. 45 contracted avian influenza in Egypt for 25-year-old girl from the village of gunshot Center Brenda Fayoum Governorate.

وقالت وكالة أنباء الشرق الأوسط نقلا عن الدكتور عبد الرحمن شاهين المستشار الإعلامي والمتحدث الرسمي بوزارة الصحة والسكان بأن المصابة دخلت مستشفى حميات الفيوم يوم الأربعاء وتم في اليوم التالي لدخولها تحويلها إلى مستشفى صدر الجيزة وهى تعانى من ارتفاع فى درجة الحرارة وضيق فى التنفس والتهاب رئوي وألام بالجسم عقب تعرضها لطيور يشتبه في إصابتها بمرض أنفلونزا الطيور .

The Middle East News Agency quoted Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Shaheen Media adviser and spokesman, Ministry of Health and Population that infected entered the hospital on Wednesday salt Fayoum was on the day following the entry transfer to a hospital Giza is suffering from high temperature and shortness of breath, pneumonia and the mother body Following exposure to birds suspected of being infected with bird flu disease.

وأشار الدكتور شاهين الى انه تم إعطاؤها عقار "التاميفلو" فور الاشتباه في إصابتها بالمرض وهى الآن على جها

التنفس الصناعي و يتم حاليا متابعة حالتها وتوفير الرعاية اللازمة بمستشفى صدر الجيزة .

He pointed out that Dr. Shahin were given drug "Tamiflu ?" as soon suspected of carrying the disease and is now on a breathing industrial and is currently condition and follow-up care required hospital issued Giza.

وكان أمين أباظة وزير الزراعة قد اعترف أن الحكومة قد تهاونت في تطبيق إجراءات تطعيم الدواجن وتطبيق إجراءات الأمان الحيوي وهو السبب في ارتفاع معدل الإصابة بأنفلونزا الطيور بين المزارع خلال الشهرين الأخيرين.

Amin Abaza, the minister of agriculture has admitted that the government had Thaont in the application procedures and application of poultry vaccination safety procedures is vital reason for the high incidence of avian influenza among farms during the last two months.

وقال أباظة في مجلس الشعب أن هذا التهاون جاء نتيجة الاطمئنان الزائف الذي سيطر علي أصحاب المزارع عقب تراجع معدلات الإصابة.

Abaza said at the People's Council that this complacency is the result of the false assurance that controlled plantation owners following the retreat of infection rates.

وهذا هو الشتاء الثالث في مصر الذي يشهد وفيات بعد خمول الفيروس خلال الصيف الذي تشتد حرارته وينخفض فيه كثيرا احتمال انتقال العدوى.

This is the third winter in Egypt who witnessed deaths after the virus dormant during the summer much temperature and a low risk of transmission significantly.

ونظمت الحكومة برنامجا لتطعيم الطيور لكن يصعب تطبيق التطعيم الإجباري.

A government programme to vaccinate birds but is difficult to apply compulsory vaccination.

ويعتمد حوالي خمسة ملايين بيت في مصر على الطيور كمصدر رئيسي للطعام والدخل.

And adopted about five million house in Egypt for the birds as a major source of food and income.

وتقول الحكومة إن هذا يصعب من إمكانية اجتثاث المرض من البلاد.

The Government says that this possibility is difficult to uproot the disease from the country.

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HenryN · Mar 1, 2008

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Commentary

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/03010801/H5N1_Fayoum.html

sharon sanders · Mar 1, 2008

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I can not get the Ministry of Health website to load.

HenryN · Mar 1, 2008

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Florida1 said:
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Human infection number "44"

بأنفلونزا الطيور..

Avian influenza ..
لطفلة من المنيا

The girl Minya

تأكدت الليلة

Last night confirmed human infection No. 44 contracted avian influenza in Egypt for 4-year-old girl from the village of Sheikh Massoud Center enemy Minya governorate.

صرح

Dr Abdulrahman Shaheen Media adviser and spokesman, Ministry of Health and Population said that the transfer of the patient after all tests and analyses necessary and giving real estate "Altamflo" enemy Central Hospital to a hospital Adviser Bakry Cairo.

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He explained that the condition of medium and suffering from high temperature and shortness of breath and inflammation of the lungs and is a follow-up to their being.

http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/almessa/today/first/

New confirmed human influenza case in Egypt
Case number: 44
Reported on 26 February 2008
Ministry of Health and Population declare positive AI H5N1 human case in a girl 4 years old (case number 44) from El-Edwa district Minea governorate. The symptoms started February 21, 2008 and admitted to El-Edwa hospital February 24, 2008, the case confirmed today February 25, 2008 11:30 pm by Real Time PCR in Central Public Health Laboratory of Ministry of Health. She has a history of contact with sick poultry in backyard since one week. The case was referred to Manshyet El-Bakry General Hospital in Cairo February 25, 2008. The field investigation was started by Central team from Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit in Preventive Sector and Local Surveillance team to identify any other suspected in close contact and in the village, also to assist the Veterinary Staff in their field activities. The case started Tami Flu since suspected in February 24, 2008 and her general condition is moderate.
This brings up the total number of confirmed human cases of AI in Egypt to 44 with 19 deaths.

http://www.emro.who.int/csr/ai_44_26_02_08.htm

HenryN · Mar 1, 2008

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Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/03010802/H5N1_Egypt_Evolution.html

HenryN · Mar 1, 2008

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CAIRO, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Egypt on Saturday confirmed that a 25-year-old woman was infected with bird flu virus, which was the 45th human infection case in the populous Arab country, the official MENA news agency reported.
The woman had been transferred from a local hospital in Fayyum,85 km south to Cairo, to a hospital in the capital after having developed the symptom of high fever and been treated with the antiviral drug Tamiflu, Health Ministry spokesman Abdel Rahman Shaheen was quoted as saying.
This is the second human bird flu case detected in a week in Egypt after a four-year-old girl on Monday was confirmed being infected with bird flu virus in El Minya governorate, Upper Egypt, some 220 km south of Cairo.
The girl is now still under treatment at Manshiat al-Bakri hospital in Cairo with her condition in stable, according to MENA. The Egyptian government has exerted more efforts to prevent further spread of bird flu since the fatal virus caused four human deaths in less than a week in late December, 2007. Among a total of 45 human cases in Egypt, 19 deaths have been reported since the country detected the first H5N1 virus in dead poultry in February 2006 and the first human case in March of the same year.

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AlaskaDenise · Mar 1, 2008

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niman said:
Commentary

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/03010801/H5N1_Fayoum.html

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H5N1 Confirmed in Fayoum Egypt

Recombinomics Commentary 20:36
March 1, 2008

A 25-year-old Egyptian woman tested positive for bird flu on Saturday, the 45th confirmed human case in the Arab world's most populous country, state news agency MENA said.

The woman was suffering from a high fever, both her lungs were inflamed, and she was being kept on a respirator and under observation, Shaheen said.

The above comments describe the second confirmed H5N1 case in Egypt this week. Like the earlier case, this patient has also developed pneumonia. The recent case has pneumonia in both lungs and is on a respirator. This case is in Fayoum, which is adjacent to the location of the earlier case in Menya.

New cases in Egypt at this time of year are not unexpected, but the two most recent cases are more severe than infections in Egypt a year ago. More severe cases are not a surprise. Last season all cases with M230I were fatal. The recently released poultry sequences indicated M230I was still in circulation in Egypt, with and without V223I, the other receptor binding domain polymorphism in the Gharbiya cluster.

The recently released sequence data identifies an increase in the rate of H5N1 and increased genetic diversity and complexity, which includes non synonymous HA changes signaling vaccine escape.

The recent confirmed human cases follow H5N1 outbreaks in vaccinated flocks, raising additional concerns about the effectiveness of the current vaccine(s) in use.

Release of full sequences from the cases at the end of 2007 in Egypt would be useful.

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AlaskaDenise · Mar 1, 2008

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niman said:
Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/03010802/H5N1_Egypt_Evolution.html

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Accelerated H5N1 Evolution in Egypt

Recombinomics Commentary 21:21
March 1, 2008

The recently released H5N1 poultry sequences from Egypt demonstrate an accelerated rate of genetic change, coupled with a high frequency of non synonymous changes, which include positions which have changed to multiple amino acids. The dramatic changes signal vaccine escape.

These developments have been recent and appear to be associated with an expanded vaccine program. The dramatic increase in genetic diversity is cause for concern.

Egypt has had over 1000 outbreaks described in OIE reports and the two confirmed cases this week raise the number of reported cases to 45, the highest in any country outside of Asia. Moreover, the two cases this week developed pneumonia, in contrast to the cases reported a year ago.

The recent HA sequences have multiple positions which have changed to more than one amino acid. Position 144 has had three recent changes, R144K, R144I, and R144S. Similarly, position 158 has changed to two amino acids, D158N and D158G. This type of rapid change may signal escape from recent vaccines.

These data raise serious concern about the rate and direction of H5N1 evolution in Egypt. Release of the human H5N1 from cases at the end of 2007, as well as the two cases reported this week would be useful.

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sharon sanders · Mar 2, 2008

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Injury of the 45 avian influenza branch in Fayyoum

السبت، 1 مارس 2008 - 21:49

Saturday, March 1, 2008 - 21:49

بقلم: محمد عبد الخالق

By: Mohamed Abdel-Khaliq

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التخلص من الطيور لم يقض على الفيرس حتى الآن

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أعلنت وزارة الصحة والسكان يوم السبت، عن الإصابة البشرية رقم 45 بمرض أنفلونزا الطيور في مصر، بعد إصابة فتاة عمرها 25 سنة، من قرية ترسا مركز سنورس بمحافظة الفيوم.

The Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday, the No. 45 human infection contracted avian influenza in Egypt, after wounding 25-year-old girl, from the village of gunshot Center Brenda Fayoum Governorate.

صرح الدكتور عبد الرحمن شاهين المستشار الإعلامي والمتحدث الرسمي بوزارة الصحة والسكان، بأن المصابة دخلت مستشفى حميات الفيوم يوم الأربعاء الماضي، وتم تحويلها إلى مستشفى صدر الجيزة في اليوم التالي لدخولها، وهي تعانى من ارتفاع في درجة الحرارة، وضيق في التنفس، والتهاب رئوي وآلام بالجسم، عقب تعرضها لطيور، يشتبه في إصابتها بمرض أنفلونزا الطيور، حسب الموقع الرسمي لاتحاد الإذاعة والتليفزيون.

Dr Abdul Rahman Al Shaheen Media adviser and spokesman, Ministry of Health and Population, that the patient entered the hospital salt Fayoum last Wednesday, was transferred to a hospital in Giza, the day after the entry, which is suffering from high temperature and shortness of breath, pneumonia and the mother body Following exposure to birds, suspected of being infected with bird flu disease, according to the official website of the Union of Radio and Television.

وأشار الدكتور شاهين إلى انه تم إعطاؤها عقار "التاميفلو" فور الاشتباه في إصابتها بالمرض، وهى الآن تحت الملاحظة، على جهاز التنفس الصناعي، ويتم حاليا متابعة حالتها، وتوفير الرعاية اللازمة بمستشفى صدر الجيزة.

He pointed out that Dr. Shahin were given drug "Tamiflu ®" as soon suspected of carrying the disease, which is now under observation, the industrial breathing apparatus, and is currently follow condition, and to provide the necessary care hospital issued Giza.

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يذكر أنه منذ ظهور فيروس أنفلونزا الطيور بمصر، في فبراير 2006، لقيت 19 حالة حتفها من بين 45 حالة بشرية مصابة.

Ever since the emergence of the avian influenza virus in Egypt, in February 2006, 19 cases were among the 45 killed human case infected.

وتبذل الحكومة المصرية جهودا حثيثة من أجل احتواء الإصابة بفيروس أنفلونزا الطيور، والحد من انتشاره، وأهابت من خلال وسائل الإعلام المواطنين تجنب الاختلاط نهائيا بأية طيور، إلا بعد اتخاذ تدابير احترازية منها ارتداء قفازات وأحذية معينة وغيرها.

The Egyptian government is making vigorous efforts to contain avian influenza infection, and to reduce its spread, and called through the media citizens to avoid mixing any final birds, but after the adoption of precautionary measures, including wearing gloves, footwear and certain others.

وكان وزير الصحة والسكان حاتم الجبلي، قد طالب برفع درجة الاستعداد وتكثيفها في مستشفيات الصدر، والحميات بجميع المحافظات المصرية، تحسبا لظهور أي إصابات جديدة بفيروس أنفلونزا الطيور.

The Minister of Health and Population Hatem mountain had demanded that the degree of preparedness in hospitals and intensify al-Sadr, and dietary all Egyptian governorates, in anticipation of the emergence of any new infections of avian influenza virus.

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Giuseppe · Mar 2, 2008

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(1a) Bird Flu in Egypt - National Committee for Combating Bird Flu: One human bird flu case detected in Menia during January, February 29/2/2008

The reports discussed by the National Committee for Combating Bird Flu in its meeting chaired by Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ameen Abaza on 28/2/2008 mentioned that only one human bird flu case was detected since the beginning of the current year, and it is receiving the treatment in Menya, as compared to 44 cases in 2007.

The reports stated that the birds infections in the farms started to decrease as 5 cases in the farms and 18 cases in the poultry house raising were detected, which means 83% of house raising and 17% of the farms.

Spokesman of the Committee Ambassador Ayman Al-Kaffas said at the press conference that during January and February 40 million birds were immunized to increase the total volume of immunized birds since July 2007 to 130 million birds equaling 87% of birds in Egypt.

Al-Kaffas added that as a result of increasing awareness of people concerning the danger of bird flu, so during February the Ministry of Agriculture received 297 reports and all the results are satisfactory.

Moreover, he said that 70 symposiums were held, and 5.1 million pamphlets were circulated to notify people in all governorates, and there is a website on the internet including information on the bird flu.

Al-Kaffas noted that the Committee decided in its meeting to continue in catching violations, killing infected birds, determining a hard fine reaching to LE 10.000 and closing violating farms and shops for a period of 6 months. He added that 18 farms were closed for 6 months during January and February. He also clarified that the number of notifications received by the Minister of Agriculture during January and February reached 35.000 ones.

As for farms of pigs which represent the main source of bird flu infection, Al-Kaffas confirmed that 9 locations outside the Greater Cairo were chosen to transport 12.000 farms including 140.000 heads of pigs to be far away from the housing complexes.

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(1b) Bird Flu in Egypt - Press Statement of Thursday 28/2/2008

National Committee for Combating Bird Flu held a meeting on Wednesday 27/2/2008 chaired by Minister of Agriculture with the presence of Ministers of Health and Environment, and Governors of Cairo, Giza, Kaliobeya, Monofeya, Gharbeya, Sharkeya, Fayoum and Dakahleya, and representatives of Ministers of Defense, Interior, Foreign Affairs, Environment and Information. The meeting discussed all the developments of the situation.

The committee reviewed different discussions and opinions on the latest developments of bird flu infection on the international and local levels.

- With regard to the international epidemic situation of the bird flu, the committee said that number of countries which announced bird flu infection on the website of the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE) during the period from 2003 to 2008 reached 61 countries.

- Since January 2008 up till now, 15 countries declared the emergence of new hotbeds for the disease namely: Egypt, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

- The number of human bird flu cases on the world level reached 369 cases where 234 cases died.

- As for Egypt, the total cases since the emergence of the disease in February 2006 reached 44 cases, 24 cases of them were completely cured, and the dead are 19 cases and only one case under treatment.

- Concerning the level of success of the national campaign for immunization against bird flu, Ambassador Ayman Al-Kaffas Spokesman of the National Committee for Combating Bird Flu confirmed that the total number of immunized birds before the first campaign from May 2006 till 22/6/2007 reached 90.5 million birds.

- He added that when the first national campaign (from 24/6/2007 till 24/2/2007) began the total number of immunized domestic birds reached 76 million birds.

- The second campaign began since 15/12/2007 as 39.628159 million birds were immunized till now in 25 governorates, and since the beginning of the second campaign, the immunization is continuing as follows:

- The total number of immunized domestic bird in different types reached 27.521465 million birds. o Total number of immunized chickens are 12.106694 million birds.The Spokesman added that the total positive cases in birds since 31/1/2008 till now are 23 cases, 4 cases in farms and 19 domestic cases.

- The committee stressed that the intensified media campaigns led to increasing awareness of people, which was reflected on increasing number of notifications whether in humans or birds to reach 10.000 reports during January, and 3100 reports during the current February. Ambassador Ayman Al-Kaffas noted in this regard that the decrease of human cases is attributed to the efforts exerted by the Committee in cooperation with the local councils, Ministries of Health, Agriculture, Environment, Interior, Defense and Information.

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http://birdflu.sis.gov.eg/html/flu01021114b.htm
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Commonground · Mar 2, 2008

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As for farms of pigs which represent the main source of bird flu infection, Al-Kaffas confirmed that 9 locations outside the Greater Cairo were chosen to transport 12.000 farms including 140.000 heads of pigs to be far away from the housing complexes.

The main source of bird flu infection?

4-ABBA · Mar 2, 2008

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.....wonder how many of these had fatal outcomes....does anyone have data on that?

Florida1 said:
machine translation -

official report of total cases suspected/actual since 2006 - some suspected cases -

OFFICIAL REPORT: cases of suspected infection b ?bird flu? approaching 5000 people

Tarek wrote Secretary 27/2/2008
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Mountain

A formal report of the Department of Infectious Disease Control, Ministry of Health, the rise in the number of human cases have been isolated in hospitals in the Republic on suspicion of being infected with bird flu since the disease entering Egypt ?February 2006? to 4904 persons, an altitude of about 2604 cases, compared to the same period last year .

The report, which received ?Egyptian today? copy thereof, showing that the cases of her disease so far were 44 cases in the governorates of Cairo, Giza, and Menoufiya, western and Kafr El-Sheikh, Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Sohag, 19 of whom died case.

The ministry announced late yesterday evening I, injury No. 44 confirmed human disease, a child any Atef Congratulations Hussein ?4 years?, from the village of Sheikh Massoud Center enemy Valley.

The report emphasized that the highest number of cases in the provinces of separation is Gharbia b 586 people, followed by 572 people b Cairo, Kafr El-Sheikh and then 452 people, and Giza 432 people, 400 people, Menoufiya, were also isolate 333 people in Damietta, 331 people in Qaliubia, and occupied three provinces rank average in the number of hospital isolation, which follows, Alexandria 278 people, and Dakahlia 277 people, and Sohag, 251 people, followed by provinces of Minya and Qena, Beni Suef and Fayoum and the lake, east and Aswan.

Tvelt, the list of suspected cases were infected in isolation in Luxor, Ismailia, where 14 cases have been isolated in each, and then Said 12 cases and 11 cases of Asyut, and in the provinces of the Red Sea and the New Valley 4 cases in each, and then Suez 3 cases, whereas been isolated cases in both south and north Sinai, the two prefectures, which did not certify

http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=95310

Theresa42 · Mar 3, 2008

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4-ABBA said:
.....wonder how many of these had fatal outcomes....does anyone have data on that?

Unfortunately, no -- we have no data on the outcomes of any of the Egyptian suspected cases who have tested negative.

HenryN · Mar 3, 2008

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New confirmed human influenza case in Egypt
Case number 45
Reported on 2 March 2008
The Ministry of Health and Population has declared a new AI H5N1 human case, a female 25 years old from Sennoris district, Fayum governorate. The symptoms started on 24 February 2008 and hospitalized in Fayoum Fever Hospital on the 27<SUP>th</SUP> of the same month. The case was referred to Giza chest hospital on 28 February 2008. The field investigation is still ongoing to indicate the source of infection. The general condition of the patient is critical and she is on ventilator.
Of the 45 confirmed cases 19 have been fatal.

http://www.emro.who.int/

HenryN · Mar 3, 2008

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Commentary

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/03030801/H5N1_Egypt_Aggressive.html

Theresa42 · Mar 3, 2008

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Sister of confirmed case from Fayoum hospitalized as suspected case.

Google-translated from Arabic:

Emergencies in Fayoum after injury Susan avian influenza and detention on suspicion sister
3/3/2008

Wrote Mohammed Nafi Farghali, Said Ahmed Fouad,

Fayoum governorate declared a state of emergency following the announcement that the injury Susan Salah Zaki - housewife from the village of gunshot status Brenda - avian influenza before yesterday, and moved to the directorates of health, veterinary medicine and ration and security to the village, and cleared their homes.

Said Dr Hussein Sophie Abutaleb Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Fayyoum governorate had been yesterday detention Ghada Saleh ailing sister Hospital issued Urban, on suspicion of being infected with the disease.

[Alt. trans.: And doctor Hussein Sophie Aboutalb the Ministry of Health deputy in Al Fayyum said that "yesterday" Ghada Saleh's detention the patient sister in the hospital of the urban chest, for the suspicion of her injury by the disease.]

Said Dr Mohammed STEVENSON, Director of Veterinary Medicine government, the Commission confirmed contact infected Susan bird, which was found on the Goose and chickens in her home, as shown by the presence of 15 chickens in the house of her father, was executed all birds, though not the emergence of symptoms it.

Said Dr Hussein Sophie Abutaleb, Susan infected water lung disease since 3 months, and when the condition worsened transferred to a hospital salt Fayoum, a disease that water on the lung, and the poor condition transferred to a hospital Sadr Balamranih Giza, which is sampled, and sent to laboratories, and results were positive for avian influenza.

In Menya, Eng Secretary Hanafi, Vice President of the Town and City of enemy execution of 203 birds including 104 slowed to 40 Goose and 59 chickens in the villages Mvuz good and Sheikh Massoud, the morbidity, according to the results of samples sent to labs central and the 40 samples.

http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=95929

HenryN · Mar 3, 2008

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Theresa42 said:
Sister of confirmed case from Fayoum hospitalized as suspected case.

Google-translated from Arabic:

Said Dr Hussein Sophie Abutaleb, Susan infected water lung disease since 3 months, and when the condition worsened transferred to a hospital salt Fayoum, a disease that water on the lung, and the poor condition transferred to a hospital Sadr Balamranih Giza, which is sampled, and sent to laboratories, and results were positive for avian influenza.

http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=95929

Any idea what "since 3 months" means. Official report suggest transfer was 3 DAYS after start of symptoms.

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