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Avian Influenza Situation in Djibouti
Found on 12 May 2006 09:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health in Djibouti has confirmed the country's first case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The patient is a 2-year-old girl from a small rural village in Arta district. She developed symptoms on 23 April. She is presently in a stable condition with persistent symptoms.

STATE DEPT.: HUMAN BIRD FLU APPEARS IN DJIBOUTI, FIRST IN HORN OF AFRICA
The U.S. Department of State's International Information Programs issued the following press release: Djibouti is the latest country to report the appearance of highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), with a May 12 account of illness in a

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

WHO says girl in Djibouti infected with H5N1, country's first human case of b...
BRADLEY S. KLAPPER, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 05-11-2006 Dateline: GENEVA The World Health Organization said Thursday that a baby in Djibouti has contracted the H5N1 virus, the country's first human case of bird flu. "I believe the person is still alive. It's a 2-year-old girl," WHO

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VOA NEWS: DJIBOUTI OFFICIALS FEAR BIRD-FLU OUTBREAK NEAR SOMALI BORDER
The Voice of America issued the following story: By Alisha Ryu International health and agricultural officials in Djibouti are analyzing blood samples from poultry and people in the area near the Somali border, where a child has tested positive for the first case of the deadly bird flu virus to

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WHO: Siblings of H5N1-infected girl in Djibouti being checked for bird flu
AP Worldstream 05-12-2006 Dateline: GENEVA The U.N. health agency said Friday that authorities in Djibouti are investigating possible bird flu infections in three siblings of a 2-year-old girl who tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus. Samples from the children, who live in a small rural

Publication: AP Worldstream

Djibouti reports first human case of bird flu in East Africa
Djibouti reports first human case of bird flu in East Africa ADDIS ABABA, May 13 (Xinhua) - Djibouti reported east Africa's first human case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, according to reports from the Red Sea state on Saturday. The reports quoted a statement from Djibouti's Health Ministry

Publication: Xinhua News Agency