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UN:
FRESH OUTBREAK OF BIRD FLU CLAIMS TWO LIVES IN PAKISTAN, SAYS UN AGENCY:
17/12/07 (MaximsNews Network)
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UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network /
- 17 December 2007 --At
least two Pakistanis have died in a fresh outbreak of avian influenza close to
the country’s “poultry belt,” the United Nations World Health Organization
(WHO) has reported.
Pakistani
health officials informed WHO of eight suspected human cases of infection with
the H5N1 virus – the virus responsible for outbreaks of bird flu around the
world in recent years – in the area around the city of Peshawar.
In an
update issued at the weekend, WHO said two people have died in the outbreak and
one person has now recovered.
The
outbreak in humans was detected after a series of culling operations in the area
in response to an outbreak of the virus in local poultry. Samples taken by
health officials have tested positive in the national laboratory and are now
being referred to a WHO laboratory for further analysis.
The
agency is helping Pakistani health officials conduct epidemiological
investigations and assess the current surveillance, prevention and control
measures in place to see whether they need tightening or adjusting.
Pakistan
has been hit by multiple outbreaks of bird flu in its domestic poultry
population since last year, while this year there has also been outbreaks in
wild birds.
WHO
officials are also assisting local health authorities in Myanmar and Indonesia
in response to outbreaks in those countries.
In
Myanmar, a seven-year-old girl from Shan State (East) has recovered after
developing symptoms of fevers and headaches last month. Samples from the case
have tested positive for the H5N1 virus.
Indonesian
officials have confirmed that a 47-year-old man from the country’s Banten
Province has bird flu and has been hospitalized since 9 December. So far, 115
human cases have been confirmed in Indonesia, and 92 have been fatal.
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