09 February 2010
Egypt's health ministry has announced two new human cases of H5N1 avian influenza, both in women who had exposure to sick birds.
One of the patients is a 40-year-old woman from Banha district in Daquahliya governorate, northeast of Cairo, who got sick on Jan 31 and was hospitalized 2 days later. In the hospital she received oseltamivir and is in stable condition.
The other woman, age 29, is from Elsadat district in Menofia governorate, located north of Cairo. She became ill on Jan 27 and was treated with oseltamivir after being hospitalized on Feb 3. She is in critical condition.
The Ministry of Health of Egypt has announced two new cases of human H5N1 avian influenza infection.
Of the 96 laboratory confirmed cases of Avian influenza A(H5N1) reported in Egypt, 27 have been fatal.