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Avian flu – still a silent killer
The A H5N1 avian flu virus remains a real concern. Already, since 1 January 2011, the World Health Organisation has recorded 19 cases of infection, 10 of which have proved fatal! Egypt alone accounts for 22 cases, while Indonesia has recently recorded its fourth patient.
Since the start of the epidemic in 2003, Indonesia has been the country most affected, with 175 cases, 144 of which have resulted in death. This year, the authorities have recorded 3 deaths so far. However, during the first quarter of 2011, it was Egypt that recorded the largest number of cases. Symptoms of avian flu have been recorded in 22 patients, 6 of whom have died.
Since 2003, globally avian flu has been the cause of 320 deaths out of the 549 cases in humans. This represents a mortality rate of no less than 60% !
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