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 bởi the Central Public Health Laboratories; a National Influenza Center of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network.
Epidemiological investigations into the nguồn of infection indicate that the case had exposure to backyard poultry.
Of the 167 cases confirmed to ngày in Egypt, 60 have been fatal.
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 bởi the Central Public Health Laboratories; a National Influenza Center of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network.
Epidemiological investigations into the nguồn of infection indicate that the case had exposure to backyard poultry.
Of the 167 cases confirmed to ngày in Egypt, 60 have been fatal.
26 March 2012 - The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus.
The case is a 17 year-old male from Nusa Tenggara Barat Province. He developed fever on 28 February 2012 and sought treatment on 1 March 2012. His condition deteriorated and he was admitted to a referral hospital but he died on 9 March 2012.
Epidemiological investigation conducted bởi a team from the health office indicated that there were sudden poultry die-offs in his neighbourhood.
To date, of the 188 cases reported in Indonesia since 2005, 156 have been fatal.