Iraq

2006

The first person reported to contract H5N1 influenza in Iraq was a 15 year old girl from the town of Raniya. She became ill on January 2 2006 and died on January 17. A US naval Medical Research Unit located in Cairo, Egypt confirmed infection with H5N1. Her uncle cared for her while she was sick. This 39 year old man became ill on January 24 2006. He died on January 27. H5N1 infection was confirmed.

A 13 year old boy from Omara became ill on February 1 2006 with respiratory symptoms. He died on February 5. He tested positive for H5N1 at a local laboratory. The WHO has not confirmed this case.

A 3 year old boy was hospitalized in Baghdad on March 15 2006. H5N1 infection was confirmed. He has recovered.

• WHO Iraq health update Summer 2005 (english)

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• Bird flu scare looms in northern Iraq with 162 suspected cases
  Monsters and Critics, Feb 2 2006
• Government Tries to Prevent Bird Flu Outbreak
  IWPR, Feb 1 2006
• Iraq says dead teenager had bird flu
  Reuters, Jan 30 2006

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