Bird flu in Djibouti

The Republic of Djibouti, a small country in Eastern Africa, situated in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea (N), Ethiopia (W&S), Somalia (SE). Red Sea (E). Gained its independence from France in 1977 and dealt with a civil war in 1990-1994.

Djibouti records first human bird flu case

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

The East African state of Djibouti has reported the first human case of an infection with the deadly H5N1 virus. A statement issued by Djibouti’s Health Ministry is quoted as saying that laboratory tests confirmed the suspicion, after three domestic hens had also previously been infected. The statement was read on the public radio station, but the identity or further details about the condition of the person were not given. The government is taking all measures to keep the virus contained, while accelerating the measures designed to monitor humans and poultry and to ensure a sufficient stock of flu drugs.

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