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At the same time that most news reports are indicating that there have been no new cases of human infection with H5N1 in Pakistan since late November, CIDRAP News brings us this report about additional `potential cases' beginning to show up.
Thus far, none have been reported to have tested positive.
A good report that reminds us that we may not have a good handle yet on what is really going on in that remote corner of the world.
Reports of potential H5N1 cases rise in Pakistan
Robert Roos
News Editor
Dec 18, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – Vigilance engendered by the possible family cluster of H5N1 avian influenza cases in Pakistan has led to many more reports of potential cases there, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said today.
Gregory Hartl, a WHO spokesman in Geneva, told CIDRAP News there have been reports of "many more potential cases due to heightened sensitivity and enhanced surveillance," though no more preliminary positive H5N1 tests have been reported.
The WHO has sent a team to investigate the situation in Pakistan, where at least eight suspected H5N1 cases, including six among relatives, have been reported in the same area. Pakistan has had a number of H5N1 outbreaks in poultry in recent months, and the suspected human cases surfaced in the wake of culling operations.
