Still looking for Mahmoud Ramadan

Almost a month ago, I asked: Whatever happened to Mahmoud Ramadan?

He is (or was) a 2-year-old who fell ill on April 13 and went into hospital the next day. He was confirmed as a human H5N1 case, and WHO reported his case in its Egyptian update 10 on April 17.

Here it is May 12, and we have heard nothing more about this case. If the boy recovered, the Egyptians and WHO should have told us. If he died, they should have told us.

This is sloppy journalism and sloppy public health. Egypt and WHO should both be ashamed.