Date: Fri 12 Mar 2010

Source: World Health Organisation (WHO), CSRm Disease Outbreak News [edited]

<http://www.who.int/csr/don/_2010_03_12/en/index.html>

Avian influenza situation in Egypt - WHO Update 32
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The Ministry of Health of Egypt has announced 2 new cases of human H5N1 avian influenza infection. The 1st case is a 20-year-old pregnant female from El Khanka district, Qaliobia Governorate. She was hospitalized on 5 Mar 2010 where she received oseltamivir treatment and died on 9 Mar 2010.

The 2nd case is a 1 and a half-year-old male from Elhamool district, Kfr Elsheikh Governorate. He was hospitalized on 2 Mar 2010, where he received oseltamivir treatment. He is in a stable condition.

Investigations into the source of infection indicated that the 2 cases had exposure to sick and dead poultry. The cases were confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratories, a National Influenza Center of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network (GISN).

The Egyptian authorities have also reported the death of a previously announced case; the 53-year-old male from Shobra Elkhima district, Qaliobia Governorate who developed symptoms on 27 Feb 2010.

Of the 106 laboratory confirmed cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) reported in Egypt, 32 have been fatal.
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[The governorates of Egypt can be located via the map at: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Egypt>. Kfr Elsheikh and Qaliobia Governorates can be highlighted by clicking on Kfr Elsheokh and Qalyubia in the attached list of the governorates of Egypt. The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Egypt is available at: <http://healthmap.org/r/008F>. - ProMed Mod.CP]