Via SAIDR: Human Data:
Girl, 14 months old, began experiencing fever, runny nose and cough on May 25. She was admitted to Mansoura Chest Hospital on May 29. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed May 30. Her mother reported that the child was in close contact with her during slaughtering and defeathering of poultry.
The child was reported in stable condition May 30; her chest X-ray was free. She was to be referred May 30 to Manshiyet El Bakry Hospital in Cairo.
The MOH reported this was the 77th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
