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The World Health Organization has posted a new update today on H5N1 in Egypt, with details on a 36 year old female patient who died on April 7th.
Although no explanation is provided, this patient was not hospitalized until a week into her illness. She died on the same day that she was admitted.
Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update
12 April 2012 - The Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.
The case is a 36 year-old female from Giza governorate. She developed symptoms on 1 April 2012 and was admitted to a hospital on 7 April 2012 and died on the same day.
The case was confirmed by the Central Public Health Laboratories; a National Influenza Center of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network.
Epidemiological investigations into the source of infection indicate that the case had exposure to backyard poultry.
Of the 167 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 60 have been fatal.
The latest global tally of human H5N1 cases from the WHO show 23 confirmed H5N1 infections for 2012, and 14 fatalities.
