Posted on 03/31/2007 6:10:58 PM PDT by NRA2BFree
CAIRO - A third Egyptian child has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, bringing the number of human cases in Egypt to 32, state news agency MENA said on Saturday.
An official with the health ministry said the 4-year-old girl came from Qalyoubia province, north of Cairo, MENA said.
Earlier, the health ministry said a 4-year-old boy from Qena province, around 670 kilometers (416 miles) south of Cairo, and a 7-year-old boy from Sohag province, around 470 kilometers south of Cairo, had been infected with bird flu.
The 4-year-old girl was admitted to hospital on Friday, MENA said, while the two others were admitted on Thursday.
All three had been suffering from fevers and had been treated with the antiviral Tamiflu drug.
Egypt has the highest number of confirmed human bird flu cases outside Asia.
Thirteen Egyptians have died from bird flu since it first surfaced in the country's poultry a year ago. Most of those who fell ill were reported to have had contact with sick or dead household birds, primarily in northern Egypt.
On Tuesday two children tested positive for bird flu and are stable, according to Hassan al-Bushra, regional adviser for communicable disease surveillance for WHO.
Health experts fear the H5N1 virus could mutate into a form that passes easily from human to human, sparking a pandemic that could kill millions.
Ping!
I've seen you post on the bird flu threads. Just in case you are interested, I decided to ping you. If you know anyone else who likes to keep up with this, please ping them. Thanks! :o)
Thanks for the ping.
Joe, do you still have the list to ping?
You might want to check this out. Judith Anne has pinged a few others.
"Indonesian experts will meet soon to compare DNA sequencing of human and poultry viruses."
"We hope that there are no significant differences, which means the animal virus has not changed itself into a human virus ... otherwise it means that it can spread between humans," said Krisnamurthi."
Ping...(Thanks, Judith Anne!)
Thanks for the ping Joe. It continues at a slow simmer, unfortunately.
How did you put this on a Religion thread?
I didn't. It shouldn't be on one either. I'll ask the mod to put it on the front page. Thanks for letting me know. :o)
I don't know how this ended up in the Religion section. Would you please move it? Thanks! :o)
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From: ProMED-mail < mailto:promed@promedmail.org - promed@promedmail.org >
Source: Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General [edited]
< http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2007/s07/en/index.html - http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2007/s07/en/index.html >
WHO and the public health community mourn the death of
Dr. Aileen Plant
...
She was a core part of the team which designed the influenza
pandemic containment plan. Just this week in Indonesia, she helped to
bring consensus on the challenging issues surrounding avian influenza
virus sharing and ensuring access to influenza vaccine for developing
countries.
She never hesitated to travel to the places she was needed. And we
needed her many, many times in extremely challenging situations. She
brought a deep sense of duty, commitment, vast experience, ethics,
courage, and professionalism to her work. Those who knew her
described her as "the best," "the beating heart" and a "true servant"
of public health.
We and many others will miss her personally and professionally very much.
--
ProMED-mail
< mailto:promed@promedmail.org - promed@promedmail.org >
Date: 29 Mar 2007
From: Paul Repacholi < mailto:prep@prep.synonet.com - prep@prep.synonet.com >
Source: Australian Broadcasting Company [edited]
< http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200703/s1884975.htm - http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200703/s1884975.htm >
SARS expert dies
She died at the airport!
NO cheers, unfortunately.
She died, of "natural causes", at the Jakarta airport after attending a WHO conference. She was 52 years old and in good health.
The head of the WHO group studying this H5N1 died mysteriously in Switzerland a while back.
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