# 2267
Egypt hasn't reported a human case of H5N1 infection since April of this year, when a 2 year-old male child from Al-Honsaynya, Sharkea Governorate was diagnosed with the disease. He was the 50th confirmed human case in Egypt ( where there have been 22 fatalities).
From time to time the Arabic press carries stories of suspected human infections, which thankfully, most of the time turn out to be false alarms. Over the past couple of years, literally thousands of people have been tested for the virus, with only 50 positive results.
Today, after a long quiet spell, at least one Egyptian newspaper is reporting on a group of suspected cases.
These are, of course, unconfirmed cases, and testing is pending. Most of these cases, even those that are reported in the local press, have tested negative in the past.
We'll have to wait and see about these.
A hat tip to Pugmom on the Flu Wiki for picking up this article from elbadeel.net.
نقل 6 أشخاص إلي مستشفي حميات الزقازيق للاشتباه في إصابتهم بمرض أنفلونزا الطيور
31/08/2008
الشرقية: عادل الشاعر
استقبل مستشفي حميات الزقازيق ستة أشخاص يشتبه بإصابتهم بمرض أنفلونزا الطيور وهم «آية محمد جمعة 12 سنة ومني زكريا جودة 12 سنة وعماد زكريا جودة 55 سنة ومهدية مصطفي إبراهيم 45 سنة ومحمد جودة محمد 54 عاما، وولاء صبحي محمد محمد 8 سنوات وجميعهم من قرية نشوة التابعة لقرية بردين محافظة الشرقية، وتم حجز المصابين بالمستشفي للعلاج ولاستكمال التحاليل الطبية التي ستحدد إصابتهم بالمرض من عدمه.
شعرت مهدية مصطفي بإعياء تام مع ارتفاع شديد في درجة الحرارة مع التهاب في الحلق، وسعال مما دفع طبيب القرية إلي إبلاغ مستشفي الحميات باشتباه إصابة سيدة بمرض أنفلونزا الطيور، وبالكشف علي الأسرة والجيران تم اكتشاف أعراض مشابهة لأعراض المريضة الأولي وتم نقل طفلتين وأربعة أشخاص إلي المستشفي لإجراء التحاليل والفحوصات الطبية علي الجميع
6 Persons transferred to a hospital Dietetic Zagazig on suspicion of avian influenza illness
31/08/2008
Dietetic Zagazig hospital received six people suspected bird flu infection are any Mohammed Jumaa 12 years, Mona Zakaria quality of 12 years and Emad Zakaria quality aged 55 and Mahdi Ibrahim Mustafa 45 years and the quality of Muhammad Muhammad 54 years, and the loyalty Mohamed Mohamed Sobhi 8 years old, all from the village of euphoria To the village to two Eastern Province, was infected with booking hospital for treatment and completing medical tests that will determine whether or not sickened.
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