Egypt News

Abdel Rahman Shahin Egyptian Health Ministry spokesman

Egyptian Health Ministry announced Wednesday that three people have tested positive for Swine Flu in Egypt, bringing the number of reported infections to twenty six, of whom twelve recovered

A spokesman of Egypt's Health Ministry Abdel Rahman Shahin said that the new cases were a 22-year-old Canadian-Sudanese woman, a 24-year-old Sudanese woman and an 8-year-old American girl.

The Canadian-Sudanese woman, case No. 20, arrived at Cairo International Airport from Canada on June 11 while the Sudanese woman caught the disease from physical contact with cases No. 20 and 24.

The American girl arrived at Cairo Airport from the United States on June 13. A day after her arrival, she suffered from fever, cough and sore throat.

The three cases have been hospitalized and treated with Tamiflu. Their health conditions are stable, Shahin said.

In a related development, Assistant Minister of Health for Pharmacy Affairs Kamal Sabra denied that Tamiflu drug, which is sold by pharmacies nowadays, has been smuggled from Egypt's Health Ministry or any of the companies affiliated to the Holding Company for Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals Medical Appliances, which produces or imports the drug. The ministries of health and the interior formed a committee to inspect pharmacies.

On the other hand, Jordan, Qatar and Yemen have identified their first cases of the H1N1 flu virus .

H1N1 , a mixture of swine, bird and human viruses, has killed 163 people and infected 35,928, according to the World Health Organization's latest tallies on Monday.

RELATED ARTICLES:

Three more cases of A/H1N1: Egypt HM

Egypt swine flu cases rise to 18

Egypt confirmes two more cases of A/H1N1 flu

Actions face Swine Flu epidemic in institutions, companies

Egypt to Intensify Procedures for Facing Swine Flu

H1N1 Influenza virus attacks Egypt

Egypt extends dorm lockdown after H1N1 spreads

5 more Swine Flu cases in Egypt

2 swine flu cases at American University in Cairo

WHO: Egypt detects first H1N1 flu case

Egypt detained worker on suspicion of Swine Flu 
 

EGYPT NEWS

Email (will not be published)

Name

Title

Comment
 remaining characters

Post