Thursday, January 14, 2010

Egypt Reports 91st H5N1 Infection

 

 

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A hat tip goes to Commonground at Pandemic Information News for finding and posting this report from www.youm7.com giving us details of Egypt’s 91st H1N1 victim, a 20 year-old girl from Beni Suef (about 100 km south of Cairo).

 

 

 

Health announces the injury "91" bird flu

2010 - 23:17 Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 - 23:17

Minister of Health 

Minister of Health

Ministry of Health on the status of injury No. 91 for bird flu-old girl (20 years) from Beni Suef.

 

The Health Ministry said in a statement that the onset of symptoms the disease the patient was on Jan. 6, entered the hospital in Beni Suef, issued January 11, has been suffering from fever, cough, sore throat and difficulty in breathing, after they were dealing with dead birds suspected of being infected with disease, and make sure that today, Wednesday, she became ill and was given the drug Tamiflu in stable condition.

 

In 2009, Egypt reported 39 human H5N1 infections, and 4 deaths.