Fourteenth Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed In Egypt
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Article Date: 18 May 2006 - 9:00 PDT
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Health authorities have confirmed Egypt's fourteenth case of human bird flu infection with the H5N1 virus strain. A 75-year-old woman became ill with bird flu like symptoms on May 11, she died on May 18.
The woman was from the Al Minya governate. Investigators say that she had been exposed to infected chickens.
So far, of the 14 humans to be infected in Egypt, six have died.
The H5N1 bird flu virus strain is the most virulent (potent, lethal) one.
(Bird Flu = Avian Flu
(Flu = Influenza)
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posted by Deborah Sawler on 18 May 2006 at 11:05 amAre you sure these people are dying from bird flu? How can you tell. Maybe your over looking something else.
WHO testing
posted by Pete A on 30 May 2006 at 12:06 amThe World Health Organisation (WHO) are very particular about cases they count on their confirmed cases list.
I am not by any means any kind of expert but I can assure you if the WHO says it was bird flu - it was bird flu.
Many cases have NOT been counted because tests were not carried out on an index case even though they displayed h5n1 symptoms and consequently died. Although others within the family became sick and tested positive later.
In my opinion you are more likely to get a false negative result than a false positive one (in fact I don't think I have heard of any cases).
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