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The English press has yet to pick up on this story, but Commonground at Flutrackers has posted a story from the Arabic Press announcing that a 5 year-old from the Damietta Governorate has been found to be infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus.
This makes the 28th such infection detected this year, a considerable jump from last year’s total of only 8. In addition to the increase in the number infected, they are also seeing a much lower mortality rate than in years past.
While ostensibly good news, a milder bird flu virus – one that doesn’t immediately incapacitate its victim – is more likely to be spread in a community. And that could give the virus more opportunities to mutate.
Health announces 79 infection of bird flu
2009 - 16:47 Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 16:47
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Written by Amira Abdel-Salam
Dr. Abdel Rahman Shahin, official spokesman of the Ministry of Health on Thursday, No. 79 on the infection of bird flu, a child, Ahmed Fathi, Ahmed Issa, aged 5 years and months of "Albesartp" Damietta Governorate.
Sahin said that the onset of symptoms the child was the first of this month, which on their impact on income, the hospital admitted Damietta, which is suffering from high temperature after being nominated for the birds suspected of being infected with bird flu, he said, adding that once suspected of being infected with the disease have been given the drug Tamiflu, the condition is stable and is being transformed to a hospital in the capital Bakrie.
