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ReviewCold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine2021

H5 Influenza Viruses in Egypt.

Rabeh El-Shesheny, Ahmed Kandeil, Ahmed Mostafa, Mohamed A Ali, Richard J Webby

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Review in Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Counting cases, conserving species: addressing highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Rabeh El-SheshenyDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-3678, USA.
Ahmed KandeilCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt.
Ahmed MostafaCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt.
Mohamed A AliCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt.
Richard J WebbyDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-3678, USA.

Funding

NIAID NIH HHS HHSN266200700005C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For almost a decade, Egypt has been endemic for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) viruses. In addition to being catastrophic for poultry production, A(H5N1) has also caused 359 human infections in the country (∼40% of global cases), with 120 being fatal. From 2017, A(H5N1) viruses have been gradually replaced by HPAI A(H5N8) viruses seeded from Southeast Asia through Europe; no human cases have been reported since. This lack of human cases is not a consequence of fewer H5 infections in poultry. Despite governmental outbreak control, the number of avian influenza outbreaks has increased since 2006 partially fueled by noncompliance with preventive measures and suboptimal vaccination programs. Adherence to control measures is low because of social norms, especially among women and children-the main caretakers of household flocks in rural areas-and declining public awareness in the community. Egypt has thus become an epicenter for A(H5) virus evolution, with no clear resolution in sight.

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AnimalsCommunicable Disease ControlDisease OutbreaksEgyptHumansInfluenza A Virus, H5N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanInfluenza in BirdsPoultryViral Zoonoses

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PMID32122919
PMCPMC8168528

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