This is an initial report of people being infected with both H1N1 and H5N1 viruses in Egypt which has not been documented anywhere in the world up to this point. If the two flu strains have combined to form some super flu, then this pandemic will get much much worse.
Source: Adn Kronos International
A 35 year-old Italian tourist is one of three people believed to have been infected with A(H1N1) virus, or swine flu, as well as the H5N1 virus, known as avian flu. The patients are recovering in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada, said Mohammed Rifai, director general of preventive medicine.
Rifai also spoke of a 28-year-old man who tested positive for both viruses, after arriving at the port of Safaga after a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.
"We are waiting the results of the tests that have already been carried out in some patients suspected of having been infected by the H5N1 and the A(H1N1)," said World Health Organisation spokesman Gregory Hartl in an interview with Adnkronos Salute...
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization interim chief veterinary officer, Juan Lubroth, said that it could theoretically become more dangerous if the A(H1N1) combines with H5N1, commonly known as bird flu, which is far more deadly but harder to pass along among humans.
Source: Adn Kronos International
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Swine flu is very dangerous disease. Its almost fatal. The UN has cautioned that the unearthing of the H1N1 virus in avian species in Chile is bound to escalate the proliferation of the virus. It would be very difficult to stop it if it spreads from from avian to human beings. One should take proper care of it. For more details on it, refer http://www.zippy-health.com/un-flashes-red-beeper-on-avian-swine-flu/
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