Bye Bye Egyptian Birdies: Will They Go the Way of The Pigs?

Actually, if you look at the WHO data, the U.S. has the most reported cases, by far!
Click on the title above and page down to the "Reported Cases" Chart...the US is the very last one. Compare our number of outbreaks to the rest of the worlds. You will be suprized, Im sure. I was.

AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (100): EGYPT, 78TH CASE, WHO CONFIRMED
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Date: Tue 2 Jun 2009
Source: WHO Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR) Disease
Outbreak News [edited]



Avian influenza situation in Egypt - WHO update 19
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The Ministry of Health of Egypt has reported a new confirmed human
case of avian influenza A (H5N1) on 1 Jun 2009. The case is a 4-year
old female child from the Kafr el-Sheikh District of Kafr el-Sheikh
Governorate. Her symptoms started on 30 May 2009 with fever, cough,
and sore throat. She was admitted to Kafr el-Sheikh Fever Hospital on
31 May 2009. The patient received oseltamivir [Tamiflu] and is in a stable
condition.

Investigations into the source of infection indicated that she had
close contact with dead and sick poultry. The case was confirmed by
the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratories.

Of the 78 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 27 have been fatal.

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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail Rapporteur Marianne Hopp

[This is the official WHO confirmation of the 78th human case of
avian A (H5N1) influenza in Egypt reported in the preceding
ProMED-mail post "Avian influenza, human (99): Egypt (KS) 78th case"
archive number 20090602.2055.

The SAIDR (Strengthening Avian Influenza Detection & Response)
website () lists this case and
the other 26 cases confirmed since the resurgence of avian A (H5N1)
influenza in Egypt in late 2008. The location of each case is
displayed in an accompanying map. The confirmed cases comprise 4
adult women, one 16-year-old girl, and 22 children 6 years of age or
under. - Mod.CP]

[see also:
Avian influenza, human (99): Egypt (KS) 78th case 20090602.2055
Avian influenza, human (98): Egypt, 77th case, WHO conf. 20090602.2046
Avian influenza, human (97): Egypt 77th case 20090531.2024
Avian influenza, human (96): Egypt, WHO 20090528.1988
Avian influenza, human (95): Egypt (SA) 75th, 76th cases 20090527.1977
Avian influenza, human (94): Egypt, WHO 20090523.1922
Avian influenza, human (92): Egypt (DQ) 73rd, (SJ) 74th 20090521.1901
Avian influenza, human (91): Egypt (DQ) 72nd case, 27th death 20090519.1876
Avian influenza, human (90): Egypt (GH), 71st case 20090518.1855
Avian influenza, human (80): Egypt, 25th fatality 20090423.1531
Avian influenza, human (70): Egypt (QL), 63rd case 20090406.1336
Avian influenza, human (69): Egypt (BH) 62nd case 20090404.1299
Avian influenza, human (66): Egypt (BH) 20090402.1271
Avian influenza, human (64): Egypt (QN), WHO 20090330.1220
Avian influenza, human (63): Egypt, 60th case 20090329.1211
Avian influenza, human (58): Egypt (AT), WHO 20090323.1142
Avian influenza, human (55): Egypt (AT), Viet Nam (DT) 20090320.1118
Avian influenza, human (52): Egypt (MF), WHO 20090311.1013
Avian influenza, human (51): Egypt (MF) susp 20090311.1007
Avian influenza, human (50): Egypt (AL), WHO 20090311.1004
Avian influenza, human (46): Indonesia, susp., Egypt, WHO conf. 20090303.0867
Avian influenza, human (44): Indonesia, Egypt susp. 20090301.0853
Avian influenza, human (33): Egypt (MN), WHO 20090210.0599
Avian influenza, human (31): Egypt (MN) 20090208.0575
Avian influenza, human (29): Egypt (SUZ) 20090205.0511
Avian influenza, human (23): Egypt, WHO 20090127.0366
Avian influenza, human (21): Egypt 20090125.0338
Avian influenza, human (07): Egypt (SO), WHO 20090114.0158
Avian influenza, human (06): Egypt (SO) 20090113.0142
2008
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Avian influenza, human (80): Egypt (AST), WHO 20081216.3953]
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