H5N1 in Egypt

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   Worringly there seem to be more pockets of H5N1 around than previously expected, at least by me.

http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/93195/Avian_flu_variant_stalks_Egypt.html

This bit stood out:

"In the new study, a particular variant of H5N1, labeled 2.2.1.1, was 
observed in Egypt. There, avian flu has already killed thousands of 
birds and caused 173 human cases, of which 63 have been fatal as of 
December 10th, 2013, according to the World Health Organization. These 
are the highest case numbers for H5N1 outside of Asia. As in the case of
 Asian H5N1, experts associate most human infections in Egypt with 
exposure to diseased poultry, particularly at live bird markets."

Funny I heard nothing of this before!

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Technophobe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Assistant Admin Joined: January 16 2014 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 88450	Post Options Post Reply Quote Technophobe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: H5N1 in Egypt Posted: February 07 2014 at 4:38pm
	Worringly there seem to be more pockets of H5N1 around than previously expected, at least by me. http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/93195/Avian_flu_variant_stalks_Egypt.html This bit stood out: "In the new study, a particular variant of H5N1, labeled 2.2.1.1, was observed in Egypt. There, avian flu has already killed thousands of birds and caused 173 human cases, of which 63 have been fatal as of December 10th, 2013, according to the World Health Organization. These are the highest case numbers for H5N1 outside of Asia. As in the case of Asian H5N1, experts associate most human infections in Egypt with exposure to diseased poultry, particularly at live bird markets." Funny I heard nothing of this before!
	How do you tell if a politician is lying? His lips or pen are moving.

EdwinSm, Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: April 03 2013 Status: Offline Points: 24065	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdwinSm, Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 07 2014 at 10:28pm
	Well the total cases go back 9 years to 2005, with 2006 and 2007 being the peek years. So the high total is old news. What is current news is the occasional new case. year cases deaths 2005 20 13 2006 55 45 2007 42 37 2008 24 20 2009 21 19 2010 9 7 2011 12 10 2012 9 9 I need to update my files for 2013 !