Update on H5N1
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Animal Situation Update:
On March 1, Turkey reported four H5N1 poultry outbreaks in backyard chickens and turkeys. Control measures have been applied including movement control and quarantine.
On March 6, China reported an outbreak of H5N1 in 680 of 7,670 susceptible chickens in Tibet. The source of the outbreak is unknown.
On March 7, Myanmar reported an outbreak of H5N1 in a small poultry flock in Rangoon Province. All 167 birds have died or been culled.
On March 8, South Korea reported an outbreak of H5N1 in a breeding duck farm. Prior to culling, the farm had experienced a drop in egg production and the death of 13,560 birds. The national veterinary laboratory confirmed H5N1 in the flock. View the update on avian influenza in animals at the World Organization for Animal Health site<http://www.oie.int/downld/AVIAN%20INFLUENZA/A_AI-Asia.htm>
*Human Situation Update:*
On March 12, Egypt reported a new human case confirmed by Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratory and NAMRU-3. A 4-year-old boy developed symptoms on March 7, and was admitted to a hospital March 8.
On March 8, the Ministry of Health in Lao People's Democratic Republic announced the death of the case reported on February 27. The 15-year-old female died after being hospitalized in neighboring Thailand. (Visit the WHO Web site for the most recent human cases reports.)<http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en>
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Rana Jawad Asghar MD. MPH.
Coordinator South Asian Public Health Forum
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