Monday, June 1, 2009

Four-year-old girl contracted bird flu in Egypt

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Four-year-old girl contracted bird flu in Egypt

RIA Novosti. Alexei Danichev
01:32 02/06/2009

CAIRO, June 2 - RIA Novosti, Nadim Zuaui. New cases of human avian flu reported in Egypt, and another 39 people hospitalized with suspected this dangerous disease, told reporters the Egyptian Health Ministry official spokesman Abdel Rahman Shahin.

According to him, the doctors confirmed the diagnosis of avian influenza "at four-year girl from the province of Kafr el-Sheikh. It is currently receiving treatment drug Tamiflu, the patient is evaluated by doctors as stable.

Avian influenza first appeared in Egypt in 2006. Total H5N1 virus was detected in 78 people. At least 27 infected people died. Five people are still treated.


In recent months, most cases of human avian flu in Egypt, recorded in children. This fact became interested in the WHO, which calls for thorough consideration of this feature of the virus in Egypt.
hattip Shiloh

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