AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (04): EGYPT, 120TH CASE

Date: Thu 13 Jan 2011
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), CSR, Disease Outbreak News [edited]
<http://www.who.int/csr/don/2011_01_12/en/index.html>


Avian influenza situation in Egypt -- WHO update 41
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The Ministry of Health of Egypt has announced a new case of human infection
of H5N1 avian influenza. A 10 year old boy from Giza Governorate developed
symptoms on 5 Jan 2011 and was hospitalized on 8 Jan 2011. He is in a
stable condition. Investigations into the source of infection indicated
that the case had exposure to poultry.

The case was confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratories,
a National Influenza Center of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance
Network (GISN).

Of the 120 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 40 have been fatal.

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communicated by:
ProMED-mail rapporteur Marianne Hopp

[The cumulative number of confirmed human cases of avian influenza A/(H5N1)
reported to WHO has now been updated to 5 Jan 2011 and shows that in Egypt
during 2010 there were 29 cases of H5N1 influenza and 13 fatalities
(<http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/cases_table_2011_01_05/en/index.html>).


The case described in the present report represents the 1st case confirmed
in 2011 and the 120th case overall since the outbreak began in 2006.

A map of the governorates of Egypt can be accessed at
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Egypt>.