Avian Influenza and the Pandemic Threat

Source: WHO 16 December 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 16-year-old female from Assuit Governorate, Upper Egypt whose symptoms began on 8 December 2008. She was initially hospitalized at the district hospital on 11 December and then transferred to the Assuit University Hospital on 13 December where she died on 15 December.

Indonesia, Viet Nam and Egypt among major beneficiary countries

Source: FAO | Photo: El Fotopakismo
11 November 2008, Rome - The United States will provide an additional $44.4 million in support of FAO's avian influenza control and prevention campaign, FAO announced today.

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

For more information, please visit the conference web site: International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza

Source: OIE
07 July 2008 -- After 19 reported events, primarily among farmed chickens, the situation in Egypt is unlikely to be contained and is now considered to be endemic. No more follow-up reports will be made, but instead, information about this disease will be included in the future six-monthly reports.

The first outbreak was reported 17 February 2006.

Control measures applied:

Source: WHO
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) .