http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/12/03/Egyptian-dies-of-H5N1-bird-flu-bringing-total-to-7-health-ministry.html - Bird flu: Egyptian man dies of Al-Arabiya-4 Dec 2014Share

The 26-year-old man, who worked with birds and came to hospital suffering from a fever, cough and a shortage of breath, died in the province of Minya, south of Cairo, where several other cases have occurred, the ministry said in a statement.

On Monday, the ministry said three people had died in the last week.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), from 2003 through until October 2, 2014, there have been 668 laboratory-confirmed human cases of H5N1 infection officially reported from 16 countries. Of these cases, 393 have died.

The WHO warns that whenever bird flu viruses are circulating in poultry, there is a risk of sporadic infections or small clusters of human cases - especially in people exposed to infected birds or contaminated environments.

Human cases of H5N1 are rare, however, and the virus does not currently appear to transmit easily from person to person.

Egypt's H5N1 cases have largely been found in poor rural areas in the south, where villagers, particularly women, tend to keep and slaughter poultry in the home.

The 33-year-old woman died after being admitted to a hospital in the southern province of Sohag, the ministry said in a statement.

The latest confirmed case, also from Sohag, is a 16-month old girl who has been receiving treatment at a hospital since December 7, according to the statement.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), from 2003 through October 2, 2014, there have been 668 laboratory-confirmed human cases of H5N1 infection officially reported from 16 countries. Of these cases, 393 have died.

WHO has warned that whenever bird flu viruses are circulating in poultry, there is a risk of sporadic infections or small clusters of human cases, especially in people exposed to infected birds or contaminated environments.

Human cases of H5N1 are rare. Egypt's H5N1 cases have largely been found in poor rural areas in the south, where villagers, particularly women, tend to keep and slaughter poultry in the home. (Reporting By Omar Fahmy and Mahmoud Mourad; Editing by Toni Reinhold)

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Egypt reports 13th human H5N1 avian flu case in a month

The number of human H5N1 avian influenza (AI) cases continue their spike in Egypt as health ministry officialsadvise of the 17th case of the year in three year old child from Sohag Governorate,  http://www.dostor.org/733041 - according to a Dostor.org report (computer translated).

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This is the 13th H5N1 infection reported out of Egypt in less than a month. Eight fatalities have been reported.

This is the most cases and deaths due to H5N1 AI in Egypt since 2011 when the north African country reported 39 cases and 15 deaths.

Since 2003, there has been nearly 700 human H5N1 AI cases reported with only Indonesia reporting more cases than Egypt.

H5N1 infection in humans can cause severe disease and has a high mortality rate. Almost all cases of H5N1 infection in people have been associated with close contact with infected live or dead birds, or H5N1-contaminated environments.

The symptoms of H5N1 infection may include fever (often high fever, > 38°C) and malaise, cough, sore throat, and muscle aches. Other early symptoms may include abdominal pain, chest pain and diarrhoea. Theinfection may progress quickly to severe respiratory illness (for example, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) and neurologic changes (altered mental status or seizures).

http://outbreaknewstoday.com/egypt-reports-13th-human-h5n1-avian-flu-case-in-a-month-99162/ - Egypt reports 13th human Outbreak News Today-14 Dec 2014Share

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/17/us-health-birdflu-egypt-idUSKBN0JV2BH20141217 - Ninth Egyptian dies of Reuters-5 hours agoShare