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17
April 2008
17 April 2008 -- The Ministry of Health and
Population of Egypt has announced a new human case
of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection. The case
is a 2-year-old male from Al-Honsanya, Sharkea
Governorate. He developed symptoms on 13 April and
was hospitalized on 14 April and is currently in
hospital. The case was confirmed as being infected
with A(H5N1) by the Central Public Health
Laboratories and by Cairo-based US Naval Medical
Research Unit 3 (NAMRU-3) . Investigations into the
source of his infection indicate a history of
contact with sick and dead poultry. Of the 50 cases
confirmed to date in Egypt, 22 have been fatal.
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2008_04_17/en/print.html
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