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. 2015 Dec;21(12):2171-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid2112.150885.

Increased Number of Human Cases of Influenza Virus A(H5N1) Infection, Egypt, 2014-15

Samir Refaey, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Marwa Mohamed Amin, Manal Fahim, Katherine Roguski, Hanaa Abu Elsood Abd Elaziz, A Danielle Iuliano, Noha Salah, Timothy M Uyeki, Steven Lindstrom, Charles Todd Davis, Alaa Eid, Mohamed Genedy, Amr Kandeel

Increased Number of Human Cases of Influenza Virus A(H5N1) Infection, Egypt, 2014-15

Samir Refaey et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Dec.

Abstract

During November 2014-April 2015, a total of 165 case-patients with influenza virus A(H5N1) infection, including 6 clusters and 51 deaths, were identified in Egypt. Among infected persons, 99% reported poultry exposure: 19% to ill poultry and 35% to dead poultry. Only 1 person reported wearing personal protective equipment while working with poultry.

Keywords: Egypt; H5N1; avian influenza; human; influenza; poultry; viruses.

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Number of human respiratory samples tested, number of samples testing positive for influenza virus A(H5N1), and proportion of positive samples, Egypt, March 2006–May 2015.
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