# 3305
On Friday, Egyptian media reported on their 28th confirmed case of H5N1 bird flu for the year.
Two days later, on Sunday, they reported yet another case, their 80th to date, and 29th for 2009.
In 2008, Egypt only detected 8 human infections with the virus.
This sharp rise in the number of cases, plus a sharply reduced mortality rate, has some scientists wondering whether the virus is changing in Egypt.
Whether this jump in cases is as prominent as it seems, or if some of this rise stems from better surveillance and reporting, is unknown.
A hat tip to Commonground and Florida1 on Flutrackers for this, and other translations on this case.
Egypt announces No. 80 infection of bird flu, girl Dakahliya
6/7/2009 10:39:00 PM
CAIRO - Editor Masrawy - Sunday confirmed the incidence of human disease No. 80 of avian influenza in a girl named Nada Mohammed Abdulnabi, aged 4 years of Mitt iron Maniya victory Dakahlia province.
And Dr. Abdul Rahman Shaheen said the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health that the onset of symptoms the child had been on June 5, entered the hospital on Saturday following which Egypt was suffering from a fever and was nominated after exposure to birds suspected of being infected with bird flu, noting that once the suspicion of being infected with the disease have been given the drug Tamiflu and the pathological condition of a stable and ongoing conversion of the hospital in the capital Cairo for further treatment.
It was Dr. Hamid Samaha, Chairman of the General Authority for Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture has warned of the risk of increased incidence of "bird flu".
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Source: Middle East News Agency, Masrawy
