Timeline of major events H5N1 avian influenza (Part 5)
316. 3 Jan 2008 : Events in Animals : Israel reports H5N1 in birds in a petting zoo in Haifa (first outbreak since March 2006)
317. 2 Jan 2008 : Events in Humans : Egypt confirms its 42nd human case in a 25-year-old woman from Dakahlia (onset date 26 December) and its 43rd human case in a 36-year-old woman from Menofia (onset date 26 December 2007).
318. 4 Jan 2008 : Events in Animals : China reports H5N1 in poultry in Xinjiang (first outbreak reported in this province since September 2006)
319. 7 Jan 2008 : Events in Animals : Viet Nam reports H5N1 in poultry in 4 provinces (Tra Vinh, Cao Bang, Thai Nguyen, and Quang Tri).
320. 11 Jan 2008 : Events in Humans : Indonesia confirms its 117th human case, in a 16-year-old girl from West Java (onset date 30 December 2008)
321. 15 Jan 2008 : Events in Animals : India reports H5N1 in backyard and commercial poultry in West Bengal State (first since July 2007).
322. 15 Jan 2008: Events in Animals : Egypt reports widespread H5N1 outbreaks in backyard and commercial poultry (including in vaccinated poultry) in 17 governorates during December and early January.
323. 15 Jan 2008: Events in Humans : Indonesia confirms its 118th human case, in a 32-year-old woman from Banten (onset date 3 January 2008)
324. 16 Jan 2008 : Events in Animals : Iran reports H5N1 in backyard poultry in Mazandaran (first since February 2006).
325. 21 Jan 2008 : Events in Animals : Ukraine reports H5N1 in poultry in Crimea (first since June 06).
326. 21 Jan 2008 : Events in Humans : Indonesia confirms its 119th human case, in an 8-year-old boy from Banten (onset date 7 January 2008).
327. 22 Jan 2008 : Events in Animals : Germany reports ongoing outbreaks of H5N1 in backyard birds in Brandenburg.
328. 22 Jan 2008 : Events in Animals : Turkey reports H5N1 in backyard poultry in Zonguldak (first report since February 2007).
329. 23 Jan 2008 : Events in Animals : Thailand reports H5 in poultry in Nakhon Sawan and Phichit (first reports since March 2007).
330. 23 Jan 2008 : Events in Humans : Indonesia confirms its 120th human case, in a 30-year-old man from Banten (onset date 13 January 2008).
331. 24 Jan 2008 : Events in Humans : Viet Nam confirms its 102nd human case in a 34-year-old man from Tuyen Quang (onset date 10 January 2008).
332. 29 Jan 2008 : Events in Animals : China reports H5N1 in poultry in the Tibet Autonomous Region (first report in this province since March 2007).
333. 29 Jan 2008 : Events in Humans : Indonesia confirms its 12 1st human case in a 31-year-old woman from Jakarta (onset date 18 January 2008), its 122nd human case in a 9-year-old boy from West Java (onset date 16 January 2008), 123rd human case in a 32-year-old man from Banten (onset date 17 January 2008), and its 124th human case in a 23- year-old woman from Jakarta (onset date 19 January 2008).
334. 2 Feb 2008 : Events in Animals : Pakistan reports outbreaks of H5N1 oncommercial farms in Sindh (Karachi)(first reports since November 2007).
335. 5 Feb 2008 : Events in Animals : China retrospectively reports H5N1 in two wild birds in Tuen Mun Park, Hong Kong SAR (detected in November and December 2007).
336. 5 Feb 2008 : Events in Humans : Indonesia confirms its 125th human case in a 29-year-old woman from Banten (onset date 22 January 2008), and its 126th human case in a 38-year-old woman from Jakarta (onset date 24 January 2008)
337. 6 Feb 2008 : Events in Animals : United Kingdom continues to report sporadic deaths due to H5N1 in mute swans in southern England (detected in November and December 2007).
338. 11 Feb 2008 : Events in Animals : According to FAO28, Indonesia continues to experience outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry.
339. 12 Feb 2008 : Events in Humans : Indonesia confirms its 127th human case in a 15-year-old girl from Jakarta (onset date 2 February 2008)
340. 13 Feb 2008 : Events in Animals : Laos reports H5N1 in poultry in Luang Namtha (first report since February, 2007)
341. 15 Feb 2008 : Events in Humans : Viet Nam confirms its 103rd human case, in a 40-year-old man from Hai Duong (onset date 2 February 2008).
342. 17 Feb 2008 : Events in Animals : Saudi Arabia reports H5N1 in poultry in Ar Riyad, outbreaks dated from Oct 07 through Jan 08.
343. 18 Feb 2008 : Events in Animals : Nigeria reports H5N1 in poultry in Anambra (first report since March 2006).
344. 20 Feb 2008 : Events in Animals : Pakistan reports new H5N1 outbreaks in poultry in North West Frontier province.
345. 20 Feb 2008 : Events in Humans : China confirms its 28th human case, in a 22-year-old man from Hunan (onset date 16 January 2008).
346. 21 Feb 2008 : Events in Humans : Indonesia confirms its 128th human case in a 16-year-old man from Central Java (onset date 3 February 2008), and its 129th human case in a 3-year-old boy from Jakarta (onset date 3 February 2008).
347. 21 Feb 2008 : Events in Humans : Viet Nam confirms its 104th human case in a 27-year-old man from Ninh Binh (onset date 3 February 2008)
348. 22 Feb 2008 : Events in Humans : China confirms its 29th human case, in a 41-year-old man from Guanxi Autonomous Region (onset date 12 February 2008).
349. 25 Feb 2008 : Events in Animals : Viet Nam continues to report outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry from several provinces.
350. 25 Feb 2008 : Events in Animals : China reports H5N1 in poultry in a new province, Guizhou (first report from this province since January 2006).
351. 26 Feb 2008 : Events in Animals : Turkey reports H5N1 in poultry in a new province, Sinop.
352. 26 Feb 2008 : Events in Animals : Pakistan reports new H5N1 outbreaks in poultry in Sindh province.
353. 26 Feb 2008 : Events in Humans : China confirms its 30th human case, in a 44-year-old woman from Guangdong (onset date 16 February).
354. 26 Feb 2008 : Events in Humans : Viet Nam confirms its 105th human case, in a 23-year-old-woman from Phu Tho (onset date 14 February).
355. 28 Feb 2008 : Events in Humans : Egypt confirms its 44th human case in a 4-year-old girl from Minea (onset date 21 February).
356. 1 Mar 2008 : Events in Animals : Myanmar reports AI-seropositive ducks detected during surveillance in Shan State (serotype not reported).
357. 4 Mar 2008 : Events in Humans : Egypt confirms its 45th human case in a 26-year-old woman from Fayoum (onset date 24 February).
358. 5 Mar 2008 : Events in Humans : Egypt confirms its 46th human case in a 11-year-old boy from Minea (hospitalisation date 26 February).
359. 9 Mar 2008 : Events in Animals : According to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock in Bangladesh, 47 districts have now had confirmed outbreaks of H5 infection in birds. According to the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries in India, additional H5 infection in birds has been confirmed in West Bengal.
360. 10 Mar 2008 : Events in Animals : Pakistan reports new H5N1 outbreaks in poultry in North West Frontier Province.
361. 11 Mar 2008 : Events in Humans : Egypt confirms its 47th human case in a 8-year-old boy from Fayoum (hospitalisation date 3 March 2008).
362. 16 Mar 2008 : Events in Animals : China reports H5N1 in poultry at a live animal market in Guangdong According to FAO, HPAI is still being detected in poultry on three islands of Indonesia, Bali, Java, and Sumatra. 29
363. 16 Mar 2008 : Events in Humans : Viet Nam confirms its 106th human case, in an 11-year-old boy from Ha Nam (onset date 4 March).
364. 18 Mar 2008 : Events in Animals : Turkey reports H5N1 in backyard poultry in Edirne
365. 25 Mar 2008 : Events in Animals : Research30 A study is published describing the epidemiological association between the presence of H5N1 virus and duck populations, human populations, and rice production in Viet Nam and Thailand.
366. 28 Mar 2008 : Events in Animals : India reports additional outbreaks in backyard poultry in West Bengal
367. 31 Mar 2008 : Events in Animals : Switzerland reports H5N1 in a healthy wild bird in Luzern Canton (first report in country since June 2006).
368. 1 Apr 2008 : Events in Animals : Viet Nam continues to report outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry from several provinces.
369. 2 Apr 2008 : Events in Animals : Republic of Korea reports H5N1 in poultry in Cholla-Bukdo (first report in country since June 2007)
370. 2 Apr 2008 : Events in Humans : Indonesia confirms its 130th human case, in a 15-year-old boy from West Java (onset date 19 March 2008), its 131st human case in a 11-year-old girl from West Java (onset date 19 March 2008) and its 132nd human case in a 21-month old girl from West Sumatra (onset date 17 March 2008). There has been no epidemiological link identified among the cases.
371. 3 Apr 2008 : Events in Humans : Pakistan confirms two additional cases in a family cluster in North West Frontier Province in Oct-Nov 2007, suggesting limited human to human transmission likely occurred. These additional cases were confirmed serologically according to WHO criteria, and brings the cumulative number of human cases in Pakistan to 3.
372. 8 Apr 2008 : Events in Animals : India reports H5N1 in backyard poultry in a new province, Tripura.
373. 8 Apr 2008 : Events in Humans : Egypt confirms its 48th human case in a 19-year-old man from Behera (onset date 30 March 2008).
374. 11 Apr 2008 : Events in Animals : Russian Federation reports H5N1 in village poultry in Primorskiy Kray (first report since December, 2007).
375. 15 Apr 2008 : Events in Animals : Republic of Korea reports H5N1 in poultry in two new provinces (Cholla- Namdo and Ch'ungch'ong-Bukdo)
376. 15 Apr 2008 : Events in Humans : Egypt confirms its 49th human case in a 30-year-old woman from Cairo (onset date 2 April 2008).
377. 17 Apr 2008 : Events in Humans : Egypt confirms its 50th human case in a 2-year-old boy from Sharkia (onset date 13 April 2008).
378. 23 Apr 2008 : Events in Animals : Viet Nam continues to report outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry from several provinces.
379. 24 Apr 2008 : Events in Animals : Bangladesh reports 156 outbreaks in commercial or backyard poultry in 6 provinces from 28 Dec 2007 through 14 Apr 2008 (Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshashi, Barasil, Sylhet)
380. 29 Apr 2008 : Events in Animals : Japan reports H5N1 in 4 dead/ill wild swans in Akita prefecture (first report of H5N1 in birds in Japan since January 2007).
381. 30 April 2008 : Events in Humans : Indonesia confirms its 133rd human case in a 3-year-old boy from Central Java (onset date 14 April).
Note: As of 1 April 2006, reports of influenza infection in animals refer to official OIE reports, as available on http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=weekly _report _index&admin=0, unless otherwise noted.
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24. FAOAIDE News. Situation Update 45, 20 Feb 2007.
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28. FAO AIDE news. Situation Update 50, 11 February, 2008. Available at http://www.fao.org/docs/eims/upload//239862/AIDEnews_feb08_no50.pdf
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Source : World Health Organization
2. Hien TT et al. Avian influenza A (H5N1) in 10 patients in Vietnam. N Engl J Med 2004; 350:1179–88.
3. Li KS et al. Genesis of a highly pathogenic and potentially pandemic influenza virus in eastern Asia. Nature 2004; 430: 209–213.
4. Chen H et al. The evolution of H5N1 influenza viruses in ducks in southern China. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2004; 101: 10452–57.
5. Apisarnthanarak A et al. Atypical avian influenza (H5N1). Emerg Infect Dis 2004; 10: 1321–24.
6. Verbal report at WHO international consultation.
7. Kuiken T et al. Avian H5N1 influenza in cats. Published online by Science: www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1102287
8. Issued (prior to publication) on WHO website: Avian influenza – situation in Asia: altered role of domestic ducks, 29 October 2004; available online at: http://www.who.int/csr/don/2004_1 0_29/en/index.html
9. Ungchusak K et al. Probable person-to-person transmission of avian influenza A (H5N1). N Engl J Med 2005; 352:4 333–40.
10. De Jong M et al. Fatal avian influenza A (H5N1) in a child presenting with diarrhea followed by coma. N Engl J Med 2005; 352:7 686–91.
11. Liu J et al. Highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus infection in migratory birds. ScienceExpress 2005. Published online at: www.sciencemag.org/cgi/contents/abstract/1115273
12. Chen H et al. H5N1 virus outbreak in migratory waterfowl. Nature 2005; 436: 191–92.
13. Writing Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) Consultation on Human Influenza A/H5. N Engl J Med 2005; 353:13 54–65.
14. World Health Organization Global Influenza Program Surveillance Network. Emerg Infect Dis 2005; 11: 1515–21.
15. Taubenberger JK et al. Characterization of the 1918 influenza virus polymerase genes. Nature 2005; 437: 889–93.
16. Tumpey TM et al. Characterization of the reconstructed 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic virus. Science 2005; 310: 77–80.
17. Yingst S., et al., Qinghai-like H5N1 from Domestic Cats, Northern Iraq. Letter, Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006, 12(8):1295
18. Chen H et al. Establishment of multiple sublineages of H5N1 influenza virus in Asia: implications for pandemic control. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2006; 103: 2845–2850.
19. Shinya K et al. Influenza virus receptors in the human airway. Nature 2006; 440: 435–36.
20. van Riel D et al. H5N1 virus attachment to lower respiratory tract. ScienceExpress 23 Mar 2006. Published online at: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1125548
21. World Health Organization. Epidemiology of WHO-confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) infection.Weekly Epidemiological Record, 2006, 81:249–260
22. Smith et al. Emergence and predominance of an H5N1 influenza variant in China. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Nov 7;103(45):16936-41. Epub 2006 Oct 30
23. World Health Organization. Update: WHO-confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) infection, 25 November 2003– 24 November 2006.Weekly Epidemiological Record, 2007, 82:41–48.
24. FAOAIDE News. Situation Update 45, 20 Feb 2007.
http://www.fao.org/docs/eims/upload//224260/AIDENews_mar07_no45.pdf.
25. Sedyaningsih, E., Isfandari, S., Setiawaty, V., Rifati, L., Harun, S., Purba, W., Imari, S., Giriputra, S., Blair, P., Putnam, S., Uyeki, T., and Soendoro1, T. 2007. Epidemiology of Cases of H5N1 Virus Infection in Indonesia, July 2005–June 2006. Journal of Infectious Diseases 196:522 - 527.
26. FAO AIDE news. Situation Update 48, 15 October, 2007. Available at http://www.fao.org/docs/eims/upload//234638/AIDEnews_oct07_no48_.pdf
27. FAO AIDE news. Situation Update 49, 17 December, 2007. Available at http://www.fao.org/docs/eims/upload//237459/AIDEnews_dec07_no49.pdf
28. FAO AIDE news. Situation Update 50, 11 February, 2008. Available at http://www.fao.org/docs/eims/upload//239862/AIDEnews_feb08_no50.pdf
29. FAO AIDE news. Situation Update 51, 16 March, 2008. Available at http://www.fao.org/docs/eims/upload//239862/AIDEnews_feb08_no50.pdf
30. Gilbert M, Xiao X, Pfeiffer DU, Epprecht M, Boles S, Czarnecki C, Chaitaweesub P, Kalpravidh W, Minh PQ, Otte MJ, Martin V, Slingenbergh J. 2008. Mapping H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza risk in Southeast Asia. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 105(12):4769-74. Epub 2008 Mar 24. Available online at: http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/105/12/4769
Source : World Health Organization
