sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
I protest. The pdf(s) that report 2 more 2015 H9N2 cases in Egypt should be publicly available I do not know who redacted the pdf link. Either it was FAO or the ProMED moderator. I am officially asking for the links to the information to be publicly published. Thanks.
From ProMED:
Published Date: 2015-05-22 13:44:27
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (108): Egypt, H9N2, influenza B
Archive Number: 20150522.3378923
AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (108): EGYPT, H9N2 AND INFLUENZA B
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Date: Thu 14 May 2015
Source: FAO EMPRES-Animal Health, Global Early Warning System (GLEWS) [edited]
Animal Disease Threats Update
(Disease Events monitored by FAO AGAH/GLEWS between 10 May 2015 and 14 May 2015)
Egypt, confirmed additional infection with H9 LPAI in a human;
- on 29 Apr 2015, a 7-year-old male with high fever and cough tested positive for H9 on 7 May 2015;
- the sample tested positive for RNP gene, flu A, avian H9 and flu B and was negative for all other respiratory viruses;
- the investigation revealed a history of exposure to live bird market poultry. The case was cured and discharged.
[MoH and FAO field officer, 12 May 2015]
Note: This is the 3rd case of H9N2 LPAI reported in humans in Egypt since January 2015. The other 2 cases were detected in 2015 in Aswan and Cairo Governorate. The latest case is the 1st recorded human case of co-infection with H9 and flu B in Egypt.
- The most recent outbreaks of H9N2 LPAI in poultry occurred in January-May 2014 in Cairo Governorate [see PDF].
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Please also see:
Egypt - FAO reports 1st H9N2 human case (LPAI) - Aswan governorate - February 12, 2015
From ProMED:
Published Date: 2015-05-22 13:44:27
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (108): Egypt, H9N2, influenza B
Archive Number: 20150522.3378923
AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (108): EGYPT, H9N2 AND INFLUENZA B
*********************************************************
A ProMED-mail post
http://www.promedmail.org
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
http://www.isid.org
Date: Thu 14 May 2015
Source: FAO EMPRES-Animal Health, Global Early Warning System (GLEWS) [edited]
Animal Disease Threats Update
(Disease Events monitored by FAO AGAH/GLEWS between 10 May 2015 and 14 May 2015)
Egypt, confirmed additional infection with H9 LPAI in a human;
- on 29 Apr 2015, a 7-year-old male with high fever and cough tested positive for H9 on 7 May 2015;
- the sample tested positive for RNP gene, flu A, avian H9 and flu B and was negative for all other respiratory viruses;
- the investigation revealed a history of exposure to live bird market poultry. The case was cured and discharged.
[MoH and FAO field officer, 12 May 2015]
Note: This is the 3rd case of H9N2 LPAI reported in humans in Egypt since January 2015. The other 2 cases were detected in 2015 in Aswan and Cairo Governorate. The latest case is the 1st recorded human case of co-infection with H9 and flu B in Egypt.
- The most recent outbreaks of H9N2 LPAI in poultry occurred in January-May 2014 in Cairo Governorate [see PDF].
--
communicated by:
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
and
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
http://www.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=3378923
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Please also see:
Egypt - FAO reports 1st H9N2 human case (LPAI) - Aswan governorate - February 12, 2015
