News Update - According to the February 19, 2010 edition of Bikya Masr (an Egyptian Newspaper), 1 person died of Bird Flu (e.g., H5N1) and another victim has been confirmed ill with the virus in Egypt.
One of the victims was a 29 year old woman from the el-Sadat district in the northern Menoufiya governorate.
According to the WHO (World Health Organization), the woman (who was pregnant) became ill on February 6 and was admitted to a local hospital where she received the anti-viral drug Tamiflu, beginning on February 12.
She died the following day.
The other victim is a 32 year old man from the Ashmon district (also of the Menoufiya governorate) who became ill on February 6, and was hospitalized
This victim is reported to be in stable condition after receiving the anti-viral medication early on.
According to the W.H.O, both patients were exposed to infected, dead poultry.
These represent the 98th and 99th confirmed cases of Human-contracted Bird Flu (H5N1) to be reported in Egypt.
At the time that this blog post was written, Egypt has recorded 9 total cases of Human-contracted Bird Flu for 2010. Of those 9 cases, there have been 3 deaths
The W.H.O has stated that the majority of all cases in Egypt are adults who have handled dead poultry.
These new Egyptian cases raises the "number of Human-contracted Bird Flu" case of 478 cases and the total number of deaths to 286.
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One of the victims was a 29 year old woman from the el-Sadat district in the northern Menoufiya governorate.
According to the WHO (World Health Organization), the woman (who was pregnant) became ill on February 6 and was admitted to a local hospital where she received the anti-viral drug Tamiflu, beginning on February 12.
She died the following day.
The other victim is a 32 year old man from the Ashmon district (also of the Menoufiya governorate) who became ill on February 6, and was hospitalized
This victim is reported to be in stable condition after receiving the anti-viral medication early on.
According to the W.H.O, both patients were exposed to infected, dead poultry.
These represent the 98th and 99th confirmed cases of Human-contracted Bird Flu (H5N1) to be reported in Egypt.
At the time that this blog post was written, Egypt has recorded 9 total cases of Human-contracted Bird Flu for 2010. Of those 9 cases, there have been 3 deaths
The W.H.O has stated that the majority of all cases in Egypt are adults who have handled dead poultry.
These new Egyptian cases raises the "number of Human-contracted Bird Flu" case of 478 cases and the total number of deaths to 286.
Click here to learn more about Scientists/Epidemiologists are extremely concerned about Bird Flu.
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