Egypt: H5N1 Human & Poultry + H1N1 Deaths in Menoufiya

H5N1 Human Confirmed

Confirmed #96
29 yo
From: Sadat Center. Elsadat District.
Onset: 1/27
Adm: 2/3
Notes: Upon admission, suffering from double pneumonia, high fever, difficulty breathing. Exposed to poultry suspected of being infected with bird flu. 2/8: Critical Condition.

Suspected
17 yo Jalal Ibrahim Abdel Razek
From: Menouf city
Onset:
Adm:
Notes: Reported 2/9. “Said Dr.. Hesham Atta and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Menoufia Fever Hospital Menouf Echmoun detained and 3 cases of bird flu Menouf City and two are positive swine flu Pudong Ashmun…..
Sampling of infected cases to be analyzed and sent to the central laboratories, which had proved positive.”

Confirmed #98
32 yo
From: Monufia
Adm: yes
Notes:

Swine Flu Deaths
1/20 - Death #238
1/16 - Death #219
1/13 - Death #208
1/12 - Death #201
1/11 - Death #199
1/9 - Death #182
1/8 - Death #176
1/5 - Death #162
1/4 - Death #152


H5N1 Poultry Since January 16th - SAIDR Site

Date of result: 27 January 2010
Date of sampling: 26 January 2010
Governorate: Menoufiya
District: Berket El Sab’
Village: Hourin
Type of rearing: Household
Species: Chicken
Number of birds: 15
Vaccination status: Unvaccinated
Purpose of sampling: Notification

Date of result: 25 January 2010
Date of sampling: 24 January 2010
Governorate: Menoufiya
District: Menouf
Village: Sedoud
Type of rearing: Household
Species: Chicken
Number of birds: 10
Vaccination status: Unvaccinated
Purpose of sampling: Notification


MALR/GOVS on 19 January 2010 announced 17 household cases in 8 governorates (marked below with an asterisk * ). GOVS said the volume of cases was a result of the strengthening of passive surveillance in veterinary clinics. Veterinarians in the clinics were trained in a new HPAI case definition and use of a rapid field test. The veterinarians were given tasks for early detection of cases in the village, i.e., regular checks on the clinical status of birds in surrounding villages and testing for sick chickens in consistency with the case definition by using the rapid field test. In the cases announced January 19 (*), all samples taken by rapid field test were sent to the laboratory for confirmation by PCR technique regardless of the result of the rapid field test. The PDS team is responsible also for active surveillance in high-risk areas within household and following rumors on dead or sick poultry.

Date of result: 16 January 10
Date of sampling: 15 January 10
Governorate: Menoufiya
District: Ashmoun
Village: Tahway
Type of rearing: Household
Species: Mixed (Ducks, turkey, chicken)
Number of birds: 8
Vaccination status: Not vaccinated
Purpose of sampling: PDS
Comment: Source of infection: Young grower Peking ducks bought from live bird market

Date of result: 16 January 10
Date of sampling: 15 January 10
Governorate: Menoufiya
District: Ashmoun
Village: El Helwasy
Type of rearing: Household
Species: Ducks
Number of birds:
Vaccination status: Not vaccinated
Purpose of sampling: PDS
Comment: Source of infection: Young grower ducks bought from a nursery farm via peddlers. The village had a confirmed outbreak the detected by PDS program on 10 September 2009; the team re-visited the village following a rumor of high mortality among ducks.