Egypt - Male, 42, Confirmed H5N1 Death in Menoufia

[Giuseppe]

[Source: FAO, full page: (LINK). Edited.]

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1), Human: Egypt, Menoufia

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Disease Event Detail

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General Info

Disease Event ID: 166384
Reporting date: 25/12/2011
Observation date: 16/12/2011



Location

Region: Africa
Admin 1 (Country): Al Minufiyah (menoufia) (Egypt)
Locality: Berket El Sabaa
Lat/Long: 30.4683759661 / 31.0017238822
Coords quality: Centroid Admin1



Diagnosis

Status: Confirmed
Disease: Highly pathogenic avian influenza
Serotype: H5N1
Source: National authorities



Species affected

An.Type: Human
An.Class: Human
Species: Human
At Risk: ?
Cases: 1
Deaths: ?
Destroyed: ?
Slaughtered: ?



Laboratory Tests

Disease Tested: Highly pathogenic avian influenza
Species: ?
Test: RT-PCR (reverse transcription - PCR)
Result: Positive
Result Date: 24/12/2011
National Laboratory Name: Central Public Health Laboratories
Reference Laboratory: ?

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[sharon sanders]

Re: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1), Human: Egypt, Menoufia (FAO, December 27 2011): 1 New Case

Re: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1), Human: Egypt, Menoufia (FAO, December 27 2011): 1 New Case

So far I do not see anything in the media about this. The Ministry of Health asked reporters a few months ago not to report any health news without their approval. The Minister suffered a heart attack and had heart surgery yesterday.

Egypt - Minister of Health Hospitalized After "Massive" Heart Attack

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=178730


I am not sure what effect this will have on health news releases.

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1), Human: Egypt, Menoufia (FAO, December 27 2011): 1 New Case

Re: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1), Human: Egypt, Menoufia (FAO, December 27 2011): 1 New Case

hat tip Francoise Ramona -

Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 60

5 JANUARY 2012 - The Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has notified WHO of a case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.‪

The case is a 42 year-old male from Menofia Governorate. He developed symptoms on 16 December 2011 and was admitted to hospital on 21 December 2011, where he received oseltamivir treatment. He was in critical condition and died on 22 December 2011.

The case was confirmed by the Central Public Health Laboratories, a National Influenza Centre of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network, on 24 December 2011.

Investigations into the source of infection indicated that the case had exposure to sick and dead backyard poultry.

Of the 157 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 55 have been fatal.

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2012_01_05/en/index.html