I. Avian Influenza in human situation 2005
Since
Cumulative number of patients under surveillance are 1,434 cases; 70 provinces. Today reports are 30 cases with one pneumonitis case mortality, of which investigation revealed history of chicken rearing with no death and laboratory investigation of avian influenza virus by PCR method from the Medical Science department was negative hence this case was discared.
There is no suspect cases reported.
· No patient from man-to-man transmission reported.
II. Avian Influenza International Situation, www.who.int
Since 26 December 2004, to 24 October 2005, there had been 121 H5N1 confirmed reported cases, with 62 deaths in 4 countries; Vietnam = 91, with 41 deaths; Four confirmed dead cases from Cambodia; 19 cases with 13 deaths in Thailand; and 7 from Indonesia with 4 deaths. (Table 1)
Table 1 : Details of confirmed H5N1 cases from WHO reports.
Duration |
Indonesia |
Cambodia |
Thailand |
Vietnamm |
TOTAL | |||||
|
Case |
Dead |
Case |
Dead |
Case |
Dead |
Case |
Dead |
Case |
Dead |
26 December - 10 March 2004 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
23 |
16 |
35 |
24 |
19 July - 8 October 2004 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
16 December 2004 - 24 October 2005 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
64 |
21 |
77 |
30 |
Summary |
7 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
19 |
13 |
91 |
41 |
121 |
62 |
III. Domestic Avian Influenza in poultry situation
Avian influenza in poultry situation on the Department of Livestock Development web site (www.dld.go.th); since July 1 to October 31, 2005; 6 province, 14 tambons; Kanchanaburi (4 tambons), Suphanburi (4 tambon), Nonthaburi (2 tambons), Kalasin (2 tambons), Kamphaengphet (1 tambons), and Nakhonpathom (1 tambons) were infected areas and the areas where 21 days of surveillance are not completed. The areas waiting for laboratory result = 39 provinces; 234 tambons.