Bird Flu Monitor > Bird Flu Deaths in Egypt and likely H2H Transmission

http://superstrain.blogspot.com [SuperStrain Blog-Source] The woman from Zifta, in the northern province of Gharbia, had been in contact with infected poultry, Egypt's Ministry of Health said in a statement on its Web site today. Fowl kept by the family and neighbors have been culled, and people in contact with the birds are being tested, the ministry said in a separate statement on Dec.

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Touregypt.nethttp://touregypt.net [Touregypt.net] Aswan News » Blog Archive » Egypt moves against possible bird flu ...: Egyptian authorities have worked hard to spot any sign that the bird flu disease might strike in the Arab world’s most populous country, state media reported Wednesday.Officials from various government ministries met Wednesday todiscuss a comprehensive plan for fighting against the bird flu,according to the official MENA news agency.

Physorg.comhttp://www.physorg.com [Physorg.com] Second bird flu death in as many days in Egypt: H5N1 was first diagnosed in birds in Egypt in February, and the first case in humans was announced on March 18. In its most aggressive form, it has killed more than 150 people worldwide, the World Health Organization has said.

Uk.news.yahoo.comhttp://uk.news.yahoo.com [Uk.news.yahoo.com] Second bird flu death in as many days in Egypt - Yahoo! News UK: H5N1 was first diagnosed in birds in Egypt in February, and the first case in humans was announced on March 18. In its most aggressive form, it has killed more than 150 people worldwide, the World Health Organization has said.

http://bird-flu-blog.blogspot.com [Bird-flu-blog.blogspot.com] Bird-Flu-Blog: 03/01/2006 - 03/31/2006: While we are glad to see that the International Monetary Fund has bird flu on its radar, we disagree with its conclusion that in a bird flu pandemic "GDP might drop very sharply in one quarter and then rebound the next," he said. "The sharp decline would be due to the fact that rates of absenteeism and illness between them would reduce the labor force and labor time substantially." To the contrary, experts predict that bird flu will come in "waves" and last approximately 18 months.

http://www.speroforum.com [Speroforum.com] Spero News | Egypt: Seventh bird flu death confirmed: A ministry press statement said that the latest fatality was 39-year-old Hanan Abul Magd, from Samannoud, a village in Gharbiyya province, who died on 30 October

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