Egypt top the world in the incidence of bird flu this year 13 cases in less than 4 months

17/04/2009 17/04/2009

كتب - طارق عبدالعزيز وأحمد عشري ويوسف المصري: Books - Tariq Aziz, Ahmed Yusuf al-Masri decimal: . Ministry of Health announced late yesterday evening on the first confirmed human case No. 64 of bird flu, a woman claims Saadia Ahmed Abdul Latif Hamid «33 years» from the city of Kulain province of Kafr el-Sheikh, said Dr. Abdel Rahman Shahin, the ministry adviser to the onset of symptoms was affected by the situation on the seventh of this month, and entered on their impact on Wednesday admitted to hospital in Kafr El-Sheikh and is experiencing a rise in temperature and respiratory failure following exposure to dead birds suspected of being infected with the disease. . He added: the drug was given «Tamiflu» However, the critical health condition necessitating placed on a ventilator. With World Health Organization statistics show exports to Egypt the world list of countries infected with bird flu in 2009 a total of 13 cases in less than four months at a time which still ranks third in the world, the cumulative number of HIV since the emergence of the disease in February 2006 a total of 64 cases died, including 23 cases.For his part, Dr. Adel Al Khattab - Advisor to the Minister of Health to combat avian influenza - the virus has not mutated yet, or become heavy evidence that Egypt did not witness any of the 13 deaths among the disease this year, pointing out that the problem lies in the low awareness among citizens of the seriousness of the disease, He pointed out that due to the Ministry of Health carried out a propaganda campaign to make children aware of the dangers of the disease.