Bangladesh reports first bird flu death
9 April 2013 7:18 AM IST
A two-year-old baby from eastern Bangladesh has died of H5N1 virus, the first bird flu death in the South Asian country, a senior health official said Monday.
Mahmudur Rahman, head of the country's Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), told Xinhua that ‘the seventh case of Influenza A (H5N1) has been confirmed from one of our surveillance sites in Comilla.’ Comilla is 96 km east of capital Dhaka.
He said the male child was from Chauddogram sub-district of Comilla.
The child was admitted to Comilla Medical College Hospital, later transferred to Dhaka Shishu Hospital and then to a private clinic, Rahman said.
‘The child died on 18 February, 2013,’ he said.
‘This is the first death case of H5N1 in Bangladesh. As this child had no typical features of Influenza-like illness, his throat and nasal samples were sent for reconfirmation to CDC Atlanta, US and received confirmation 6 April, 2013,’ he added. According to the official, detailed outbreak investigation was conducted by medical officials.
Mahmudur Rahman, head of the country's Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), told Xinhua that ‘the seventh case of Influenza A (H5N1) has been confirmed from one of our surveillance sites in Comilla.’ Comilla is 96 km east of capital Dhaka.
He said the male child was from Chauddogram sub-district of Comilla.
The child was admitted to Comilla Medical College Hospital, later transferred to Dhaka Shishu Hospital and then to a private clinic, Rahman said.
‘The child died on 18 February, 2013,’ he said.
‘This is the first death case of H5N1 in Bangladesh. As this child had no typical features of Influenza-like illness, his throat and nasal samples were sent for reconfirmation to CDC Atlanta, US and received confirmation 6 April, 2013,’ he added. According to the official, detailed outbreak investigation was conducted by medical officials.
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