Thailand:Avian Influenza surveillance in human(As at September 8, 2005)
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I. Avian Influenza in human situation 2005
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No new confirm case.
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New cases = 2; 2 provinces; One case each from Sukhothai and Nakhonpathom.
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Case under investigation, either additional clinical information or past history of risk factors are needed = 2, 2 provinces; One case each from Sukhothai and Nakhonpathom. (Table 1)
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Excluded cases, either the findings did not comply with the definitions or laboratory result revealed other causes : 938 cases.
II. Avian Influenza in human situation 2004
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Confirmed cases by laboratory detection of Influenza A (H5N1).
Total = 17; recovered = 5 and deaths = 12 -
Probable case, because the signs complied with the definitions or died or respiratory failure or preliminary laboratory result.
revealed influenza group A infection = 1; death = 1 -
Suspected cases, which the signs complied with the definitions.
Total = 22; recovered = 13 and deaths = 9
III. Avian Influenza International Situation, www.who.int
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World Health Organization had reported H5N1 confirmed cases since 26 December 2004, to 5 Aug 2005 = 112, with 57 deaths in 4 countries;
IV. Domestic Avian Influenza in poultry situation
Table 1 : Details of 2 cases under investigation.
|
No. |
Sex |
Age |
Province |
Contact poultry |
Dead poultry |
Contact pneumonia patient |
Onset |
Diagnosis |
Laboratory result |
|
1 |
F |
29 |
Nakhonpathom |
Yes |
No |
No |
Sep 4, 2005 |
Pharyngitis |
waiting |
|
2 |
M |
13 |
Sukhothai |
No |
No |
No |
Sep 5, 2005 |
Acute febrile illness |
waiting |
Table 2 : Details of confirmed H5N1 cases.
|
Duration |
Indonesia |
Vietnam |
Cambodia |
Thailand |
TOTAL | |||||
|
|
Case |
Dead |
Case |
Dead |
Case |
Dead |
Case |
Dead |
Case |
Dead |
|
26 December - 10 March 2004 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
35 |
24 |
|
19 July - 8 October 2004 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
|
16 December 2004 - 27 July 2005 |
1 |
1 |
63 |
20 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
68 |
25 |
|
Summary |
1 |
1 |
90 |
40 |
4 |
4 |
17 |
12 |
112 |
57 |
*Patient definition:
- Suspected : Individual who has body temperature >38癈 and one of these symptoms; muscle pain, cough, breathing difficulty, or shortness of breath, or the physician suspicious of pneumonia or influenza plus history of direct contacting sick or dead poultry within the last 7 days or unusual dead of poultry in the village within the last 14 days,
- Probable : suspected case with preliminary laboratory result of influenza A infection but strain not known either human or avian influenza yet or respiratory failure or dead,
- Confirmed : suspected case with final laboratory result indicated influenza A (H5) of which is avian strain by PCR or by virus culture,
- Excluded : any patient who is not compatible with the aforementioned definition or laboratory result proved to be other causes.
- Being under investigation : any patient, whose additional data or information either clinical or contact history in risk area are needed before any conclusion could be made.
- GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu Circulating in Dairy Cows in the United States 4 hours ago
- USCDC: A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update 10 hours ago
- USCDC: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) U.S. Situation Update and CDC Activities 7 days ago
- USCDC: Urgent field correction notice 7 days ago
- Joint FAO/WHO/WOAH preliminary assessment of recent influenza A(H5N1) viruses 8 days ago
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