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The World Health Organization has updated their GAR (Global Alert & Response) page this morning with news of two new H5N1 cases out of Egypt, one of which was fatal.
These represent the 7th & 8th cases reported in Egypt this year.
Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update
2 April 2012 - The Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has notified WHO of two new cases of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.
The first case is a 2 year-old female from Demiatta Governorate. She developed symptoms on 19 March 2012 and was admitted to a hospital on 20 March 2012 where she received oseltamivir. She is still under treatment and in good medical condition. The case was laboratory confirmed by the Central Public Health Laboratories (NIC) on 22 of March 2012.
Epidemiological investigations into the source of infection indicate that the case had exposure to dead backyard poultry.
The second case is a 15 year-old female from Giza Governorate. She developed symptoms on 25 March 2012 and was admitted to a hospital in critical condition on 29 March 2012. She received oseltamivir on admission. She died on 31 March 2012. The case was laboratory confirmed by the Central Public Health Laboratories (NIC) on 31 March 2012.
Epidemiological investigations into the source of infection is ongoing.
Of the 166 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 59 have been fatal.
