Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Iraq: #H5N1 Suspected Human Cases -

Al Muthanna, Iraq



23/11/2011

Samawa - Shaker Alaaajipa
A source at the Department of Health Muthanna, the death of two children of one family suspected Basapthma bird flu, also pointed to the existence of four goals with the symptoms themselves under observation and intensive care.
The source said in a hospital in Samawah (morning): The «two girls of one family in the area of Al Bogerad of the hand Suer who died as a result of disease suspected bird flu ».
He noted that the Health Department Muthanna did not confirm they got sick himself, but expressed reservations on the subject, noting that the state of the two girls discovered after the spread of the disease completely in over their bodies .
The source explained »The first child was suffering from high temperatures and deficits in the kidneys, which led to her death after a washing process renal her two hours ago.
The source «to a death in the same area in terms of Suer ten days ago due to similar symptoms, as said her sister also suffer these symptoms lying in a hospital birth, and children in Samawa, in addition to another child of the same family also suffer from high temperatures but stable condition, to some extent ».
and said: «We got information from the region have the field of poultry in the vicinity of homes of those families witnessed the deaths of more than fifty chickens at the same time ».
For his part, said Nawaf Almhklari, Director of Health Information Muthanna (morning): «operation room was established under the guidance and supervision of the Director General of Health Muthanna for this purpose at a time when taking a sample of deceased and sent to the Central Health Laboratory in Baghdad to make sure the cause of death.
He said that the first child died after suffering from acute renal failure as initial diagnosis, while suffered the second case of high temperatures, which led to her death within 24 hours, confirming the presence of four cases under the viewing and intensive care and it's stable.

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