Human H5N1 statistics - 1st Quarter 2007

[Laidback Al]

First quarter statistics of 2007 for H5N1 compared to first quarter of 2006.
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2006
Four countries first reported human H5N1 cases in the first quarter of 2006: <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">Azerbaijan</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Egypt</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Iraq</st1:country-region>, and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Turkey</st1lace></st1:country-region>.
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2007
Two new countries first reported human cases of H5N1 in the first quarter of 2007: <st1:country-region w:st="on">Laos</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Nigeria</st1lace></st1:country-region>.
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Jan ? Mar 2006
49 confirmed human cases, 32 deaths (CFR = 65%). Average of 9 days from symptom onset to death (range 2 - 24 days).
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Jan ? Mar 2007
37 confirmed human cases (including locally confirmed cased in <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1lace>), 23 deaths (CFR = 62%). Average of 9 days from symptom onset to death (range 3 - 25 days).
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Re: Human H5N1 statistics - 1st Quarter 2007

                            suspected confirmed
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Egypt Jan-Dec.2006     38   18
Egypt Jan-Mar. 2007    276  14
Indo June-Dec.2006    291   22
Indo Jan-Mar.2007    424   21