Avian Influenza H5N1 — Egypt
In a monthly update on zoonotic flu strains, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently noted reports of human cases of H5N1, H5N6, and H7N9 avian flu that it received between 25 Feb and 4 Apr [2016], all of which were acknowledged in earlier reports from various official sources.
The WHO, however, included more details about 4 recent H5N1 patients in Egypt — all female and 3 of them children, which fits with earlier patterns in the country.
The 4 Egyptian cases were previously
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