Egypt: Confirmed Human Case #Bird Flu #H5N1

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, Human, Egypt


Disease Event Detail

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General Info
Disease Event ID: 167720
Reporting date: 19/02/2012
Observation date: 10/02/2012



Location

Region: Africa
Admin 1 (Country): Al Minufiyah (menoufia) (Egypt)
Locality: Menof
Lat/Long: 30.465928 / 30.930581
Coords quality: Centroid Locality



Diagnosis

Status: Confirmed
Disease: Highly pathogenic avian influenza
Serotype: H5N1
Source: National authorities



Species affected

An.Type: Human
An.Class: Human
Species: Human
At Risk: …
Cases: 1
Deaths: …
Destroyed: …
Slaughtered: …



Laboratory Tests

Disease Tested: Highly pathogenic avian influenza
Species: …
Test: …
Result: Positive
Result Date: 18/02/2012
National Laboratory Name: Central Public Health Laboratories
Reference Laboratory: …