Egyptian boy tests positive for bird flu - report

[Dutchy]

Egyptian boy tests positive for bird flu - report

23 Jun 2007 15:07:53 GMT

CAIRO, June 23 (Reuters) - A four-year-old Egyptian boy has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, becoming the 37th human case in the Arab country, the official Middle East News Agency reported on Saturday.

It quoted a health ministry statement identifying the boy as Emad Mohamed el-Daramalli from the Upper Egypt province of Qena.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L23229498.htm

[Dutchy]

Egyptian boy tests positive for bird flu - report

23 Jun 2007 15:29:58 GMT

(Adds details, background)

CAIRO, June 23 (Reuters) - A four-year-old Egyptian boy has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, becoming the 37th human case in the Arab country, the official Middle East News Agency reported on Saturday.

It quoted a health ministry statement identifying the boy as Emad Mohamed el-Daramalli from the Upper Egypt province of Qena.

He was admitted to hospital in Qena on Thursday suffering high fever after being exposed to birds suspected of having bird flu, MENA qouted the ministry as saying. He was taken to a hospital in the capital Cairo and is in a stable condition.

Fifteen of Egypt's bird flu cases have proven fatal.

Daramalli is the third human bird flu case from Qena over the past month after a lull of nearly two months.

Egyptian officials had said they expected the virus to lie low during the hot summer, following the pattern it set last year after the initial outbreak in February 2006.

Bird flu did extensive damage to the country's poultry industry and the economy as a whole after its arrival in Egypt, which has more confirmed bird flu cases among humans than any other country outside of Asia.

Most of those who have fallen ill in Egypt were reported to have had contact with sick or dead household birds, primarily in northern Egypt where the weather is cooler than in the south.

Around five million households in Egypt depend on poultry as a main source of food and income and the government has said this makes it unlikely the disease can be eradicated.

The government still finds it hard to enforce restrictions on the movement and sale of live poultry.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L23245863.htm

[Theresa42]

Machine-translated from Arabic:

The Ministry of Health declares the injury of a child from Qina by the bird flu
June 23, 2007

Cairo - The Ministry of Health declared the realization's confirmation of the humanity the number of 37 by the bird flu disease.

And the ministry said in a statement Saturday that the condition returns to the child Emad Mohamed Al Daramalli "4 years" from Al Arst village they were financed its critics position in Qena Governorate.

And the statement pointed out that the injured child entered the hospital of Qina fevers on Thursday and he suffers from the rise of temperature after its confrontation with dead birds suspected in its injury by the bird flu disease, explaining that it took place the referral of the injured child to Al Bakri's facility hospital in Cairo for the follow-up of his health condition.

And the statement said that giving the injured child took place the necessary treatment, and its health condition stable, pointing out to that the investigation work neighbours to all family individuals.

http://www.masrawy.com/News/2007/Egy...flu_child.aspx

[Dutchy]

Dep of Health Egypt, there are fast today:


Egyptian child contracts bird flu



An Egyptian four-year old child has contracted bird flu. Dina Ali, from Deshna town in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena, was admitted to Qena Fever Hospital on Sunday, said Health Ministry spokesman Abdel-Rahman Shahin.

The child was suffering from high temperature and respiratory problems after being in direct contact with infected birds, he noted. The spokesman said the child was given the Tamiflu and was now in a stable condition.

Monday's case is the 36th since the bird flu virus was first detected in Egypt in February 2006.

Fifteen people died of the avian flu, 20 recovered and one is still being treated.

http://birdflu.sis.gov.eg/html/flu01021252.htm

[Theresa42]

Originally Posted by Dutchy

Dep of Health Egypt, there are fast today:

Egyptian child contracts bird flu

An Egyptian four-year old child has contracted bird flu. Dina Ali, from Deshna town in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena, was admitted to Qena Fever Hospital on Sunday, said Health Ministry spokesman Abdel-Rahman Shahin.

The child was suffering from high temperature and respiratory problems after being in direct contact with infected birds, he noted. The spokesman said the child was given the Tamiflu and was now in a stable condition.

Monday's case is the 36th since the bird flu virus was first detected in Egypt in February 2006.

Fifteen people died of the avian flu, 20 recovered and one is still being treated.

http://birdflu.sis.gov.eg/html/flu01021252.htm

Dina is the last confirmed case from Egypt (also from Qina) -- not today's confirmed case (Emad Mohamed el-Daramalli). I'm sure it'll be the usual few days before there's an announcement on the government's website....

[Theresa42]

I'm having internet connection problems today (aargh!) and am having trouble connecting to Encarta, so...

...if anyone would like some 'fun with maps' today, could you please check out where today's case (Emad Mohamed Al Daramalli) is from. He's from Qena/Qina governorate -- the village is Al Arst village (maybe Al Arsit or Al Arsat, or just Arsit or Arsat). The major town/city that Al Arst is near ("financed its critics") might be called something like Tula, but I'm not sure about that.

In original Arabic:

الأرسط = Al Arsit
تمولا مركز نقادة = "Financed its critics" or (maybe) Tula center

Just wondering how close (or far) this case is from the other, previous cases in Qina. Thanks!

[Dutchy]

Thanks T42, you are much more into Egypt than I am! I should be more carefull here....

[Theresa42]

Originally Posted by Dutchy

Thanks T42, you are much more into Egypt than I am! I should be more carefull here....

Two 4 year olds from Qina in a row -- easy error!

[Dutchy]

4-year-old boy becomes Egypt's 37th case with deadly bird flu strain

The Associated Press

Published: June 23, 2007

CAIRO, Egypt: A 4-year-old boy has tested positive for bird flu, bringing to 37 the number of people in Egypt infected with the deadly virus strain, Egypt's official news agency reported Saturday.

The new case came from the southern Qena province, according to a statement from the Egyptian health ministry carried by MENA. The little boy was admitted to the hospital two days ago, it added.

"Initial investigation into the source of his infection indicate exposure to dead birds," the statement reported, saying the boy was receiving treatment and was in stable condition.

Of the 37 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 15 have been fatal.

Most of the fatalities have been women or girls whose families raise poultry in the backyards and who had daily contact with chickens or turkeys.

Egypt is one of the countries most affected by the H5N1 strain outside Asia, where the outbreak began. The country lies on a main route for migratory birds, which are believed to have brought the disease.

Also, experts link bird flu outbreaks in countries, such as Egypt, to a lack of financial resources and public awareness about the disease.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/...t-Bird-Flu.php

[HenryN]

Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/06...a_Another.html

[HenryN]

New case of avian influenza in Egypt
23 June 2007
The Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt, has reported a new confirmed human case of avian influenza on the 23rd of June 2007 confirmed by MOH on the 22nd and by NAMRU-3 on the 23rd. The case is a boy 4 years old from Qena Governorate 600 km south Cairo. The case was diagnosed on 20 June and admitted to the hospital on June 21 where he was put on tamiflu. Laboratory swabs were taken on 21 June. The family stated that the child had a history with dead poultry one week before the onset of symptoms. The case is now in Mansheyet El Bakry General Hospital and he is in a good general condition.

This brings up the total number of confirmed human cases of avian influenza in Egypt to 37 with 15 deaths.

http://www.emro.who.int/

[Niko]

Originally Posted by Theresa42

I'm having internet connection problems today (aargh!) and am having trouble connecting to Encarta, so...

...if anyone would like some 'fun with maps' today, could you please check out where today's case (Emad Mohamed Al Daramalli) is from. He's from Qena/Qina governorate -- the village is Al Arst village (maybe Al Arsit or Al Arsat, or just Arsit or Arsat). The major town/city that Al Arst is near ("financed its critics") might be called something like Tula, but I'm not sure about that.

In original Arabic:

الأرسط = Al Arsit
تمولا مركز نقادة = "Financed its critics" or (maybe) Tula center

Just wondering how close (or far) this case is from the other, previous cases in Qina. Thanks!

Maybe? Search for Al Arsit & Al Arsat yielded the below map

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/featur...BComprehensive

Map of Al Awsaţ Samhūd, Qinā, Egypt - World Atlas - MSN Encarta

[Theresa42]

Thanks, Niko. Yeah -- I dunno. ?? The closest I came up with is a place called Al ‘Asīrāt -- dunno if that's it either though. ?? Hoping for more info. (My connection is back, btw!)

[HenryN]

Egypt, Indonesia Report New Bird Flu Infections Among Children

State-run Egyptian reports that a four-year-old Egyptian boy has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus. MENA news agency Saturday quoted a health ministry statement that identifies the boy as a resident of the Upper Egypt province of Qena. The World Health Organization has not yet confirmed the case. As of mid-June, the WHO had confirmed 36 human cases of H5N1 in Egypt. The nation's last confirmed infection involved a four-year-old girl, also from Qena. Earlier Saturday, Indonesian health officials said a three-year-old Indonesian girl is being treated on Sumatra Island for bird flu. Officials said the girl's condition has improved since she was admitted to a hospital in Pekanbaru. People generally contract the deadly virus from sick or dead poultry, but scientists fear the virus could mutate into a form easily passed between humans. Bird flu has hit Indonesia harder than any other nation. Eighty Indonesians have died from the disease. Indonesia has agreed to work with a U.S. firm to develop a vaccine for the disease. VOA News http://english.chosun.com/w21data/ht...706240007.html

[Theresa42]

Brother & sister of confirmed case, Emad Mohamed el-Daramalli, suspected cases. Also, 2 more suspected cases from Qina.

Hat-tip to pugmom for finding this article!

Machine-translated from Arabic:

Family of injured No. 37 accuses "Health' of carelessness .. The detention of four cases infected with symptoms similar to bird flu in Qena
June 25, 2007

Mohammed Hamdi Mohamed and Mohamed Saeed Samkuri

The hospital of Qina Fevers detained yesterday [June 24] 4 new cases injured by symptoms similar to the bird flu, while accused the child family "Emad", who the analyses proved his injury by the disease, the Ministry of Health with the carelessness.

Detained Hospital pathogenesis of Qena, yesterday, 4 new cases infected with symptoms similar to bird flu, with the child's family accused Imad, which proved analysis illness, the Ministry of Health of negligence.

The injured list included: Ali Mohamed Al Daramalli and his sister Fayza from Gabr's farm, brother the child Emad, "4 years" that the Ministry of Health declared his injury by the bird flu the day before yesterday, and also Mohamed Hamed Mohamed, "55 a year", an employee in the shops of Aboudyan village, in east of Dshna [Dishna], and Mostafa Ahmed Ali, "24 a year", he works in El-Gouna farm to the poultry in the Red Sea, his transfer and its detention took place in Qina fevers.

Adnan Gabr said, the cousin of the injured child: we were surprised since 3 days with injury "Emad" by symptoms similar to the bird flu, then we headed for the health unit, and have been transferred to the hospital of Qina fevers then to Al Bakri's facility hospital [in Cairo].

And Ali Mohamed "Emad's uncle" pointed to the death of big number of the birds in his brother house, before Emad's injury by the disease, nevertheless they did not carry out the authorities's notification of the health authorities, for fear of the inquiry, pointing out that "the veterinary medicine" did not visit the village except after the appearance of "the injury", accusing the Ministry of Health with the carelessness against the disease.

And Mahmoud Mohamed demanded - from the peoples - with the intensification of the veterinary and health campaigns on the villages, for the repair of trading in the poultry with the violation of the instructions, specially that is being brought from outside the governorate, stressing the need to educate the citizens with the seriousness of aviculture in the houses.

http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/articl...rticleID=66086

[Dutchy]

Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 18

25 June 2007

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed a new human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection.

The case has been confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratory and by the WHO H5 Reference Laboratory, US Naval Medical Research Unit No.3 (NAMRU-3).

The case is a 4 years old male from Qena Governorate. He developed symptoms on 20 June and was admitted to hospital on 21 June. He is receiving treatment and is in a stable condition.

Initial investigations into the source of his infection indicate exposure to dead poultry.

Of the 37 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 15 have been fatal.

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2007_06_25/en/index.html

[Theresa42]

Bird-flu patients Donia (4F) and Emad (4M) discharged from hospital (yay!).

Emad's father and twin siblings who were also hospitalized with flu-like symptoms test negative (the siblings were reported earlier, I believe -- although I wasn't aware that they were twins; didn't know Emad's father had been in hospital until now.)

Emad's initial symptoms included a high fever and severe headache.

Hat-tip to pugmom for finding this article! (Cross-posted in Donia thread.)

Machine-translated from Arabic:

After he followed up Ahram [the newspaper] every moment their tragedy is with the bird flu
Donia and Emad returned romping in their village again
July 1, 2007

Qina - from Osama Al Hawari:

My village peoples eyes stayed up Abu Diab west of in Dishna and the middle is Qamoula 'by his critics' [Banagadeh] yesterday evening till morning waiting of the arrival of their [two] children, Donia Ali Tghyan and Emad Mohamed Mohamed Al Daramalli after a therapeutic trip that reached the recovery of children from the bird flu, that the one that Ahram their conditions have followed up since the first hours from their disease and before the declaration of the central laboratories their injury.

With rings at three from yesterday's dawn he was Al Shawwan [Naga] hamlet in Abu Diab village west of on a non known date and he is the view of their daughter Donia Ali Nghyan the intervention of their hamlet Ali's [Ngian Njahm] livestock its feet and smiling the recovery accompanies it so that Al Zarid rushes that rejoiced over it after they went out of Al Ngh [Najah] same before 40 days in aid vehicle and in a serious condition extremely.

"The seriousness of a world" [Donia] was first who was keen she on its kissing and all started being entangled from around it joying with its return a safe once again after the worry was about to it is to defame all the one(s) who knows it.

As for the father of "the world" [Donia] of the simple farmer, he has confirmed to Ahram that he will not make forget at all that the country was keen on the life of his daughter more than him nevertheless he did not reduce the neglect size that its daughter was exposed to with the lag of its condition diagnosis despite its entrance to the hospital of Qina fevers.

As for Donia Wlti's mother she rushed inside the family house so that the women hands receive her there for her congratulation on the return of her daughter and they were content with making the trills as an expression of their happiness with it a safe.

Mahmoud Al Sayed said that he when he watched a world [Donia] brings out of its house that believed that it got out of the world but he did not believe his eyes when the child same opinion his house enters its feet and she romps and plays as was before.

And after nearly an hour and half the car that carried a world has stopped by its critics position so that the injured second condition declares Emad Al Daramalli's return the injured second condition and that its rescue of the vitality that the old child appeared on took place made the village peoples grant the continuous trills despite the approach of the dawn ears inside their village by the middle Qamoula [Balaust Kamula].

The child father said to Ahram delegate the recorded samples that have been taken who commemorated him a passivity came and that he is happy extremely with the recovery of his older son Emad and added that the media notifications were the main reason behind its early discovery to its son condition Emad who was mixing with house birds, it injured its considering by a severe headache and hotness condition have been transferred on its trace to the Fever Hospital after what doubted that its son is injured by the bird flu.

And Mohamed Mohamed Al Daramalli [Emad's father] child Emad's father said that he is he also that started suffering from the suspicion symptoms and have been reserved with Emad inside his critics fevers then by the fevers of Qina and the cadastral [smear] samples that have been taken from his son [Emad] have come a positive, while the sample related to him [the father] came a negative as the suspicion of its [his other] children took place the twin is Safaa and on a year and half nevertheless their cadastral [smear] samples came a passivity.

As for Sherifa Farag the judge child Emad's mother she has directed the thanks to the Ministry of Health on her severe care with the care of her son, that has been injured on Thursday before the last and its transfer of Qina adenoids took place on Friday and same evening today have been transferred to Al Bakri's facility hospital so that the team or the medical rescuer carry out the hospital thereafter in his injection with two drugs Lutami or the rescuer for the life then it took initial samples of it and a passivity came then another sample of the blood and the saliva was taken and came a passivity yesterday noon.

And there in the middle child Emad birthplace East Qamoula the happiness prevailed in all the village areas that include 16 hamlets that have lived in a severe fear after their discovery of the injury of their son Emad and before that it was suspected the injury of his father and its brothers the twin.

Child Emad's uncle claims Ahmed Al Saadi he said to Ahram that his brother has hidden the birds inside a wooden cage for fear of her execution by the veterinary medicine team who has the village's blockaded of a search about the birds.

The manager of Qina fevers accompanied the child until his exit

In a good gesture he took precautions to it as a doctor first and a father thereafter agreed Dr. Gamal Abdul Azim his critics fevers hospital manager Ali reserved the child Emad inside Al Bakri's facility hospital for 4 continuous days a rejecting that he leaves them before the reassurance of them and that after he threatened pillar father in his critics hospital with the referral of matter to the highest authorities if the reservation of child did not take place he is what pleased Emad's family with that good gesture from the hospital doctor.

http://www.ahram.org.eg/Index.asp?Cu...3.htm&DID=9264