Saturday, April 18, 2009

Shaheen: Shaaban Abdel Rahim singing of bird flu was intended

Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 16:10
- Camera Essam El Shami


The dawn of the 65 confirmed case of bird flu, a series of questions, especially as it was confirmed after the case of 64 a few hours, are we to a new outbreak of the disease at the end of the winter season? Or to the crisis in the ministry's plan to combat the disease? "Is Tamiflu is still effective in the treatment of infected cases? Or is it just a housing crisis erupted Pthor Verosha avian flu and its transmission among humans?.

Warned the Minister of Health. The woman in a clear message, from the negligence or inaction in dealing with avian influenza, mutate, and because the probability of transmission among humans in Egypt, a large, if there was any kind of complacency in dealing with the flu.

D students. Hatem mountain groups of the Egyptian society, especially groups that deal directly with live birds, the need for caution when dealing with the flu, saying: "We are not calling to prevent the breeding of domestic birds, because it is a source of income for the family, particularly in the areas rural, but following the instructions call for sound health in dealing with the flu. Although a tribute to all the international organizations in Egypt in the face of bird flu control, but that does not mean that we have eliminated the disease, the disease is still in its strength and fear it could mutate and spread from human to human person, and here occur delinquent that take the lives of millions of people and cause economic losses estimated Baltreionat of dollars.

D said. Amr Qandil head of infectious diseases, the Ministry of Health and a member of the National Committee to combat bird flu, said that there are a total of 3 million doses stocks, Ministry of Health strategic drug Tamiflu, the drug only to the processor after the emergence of avian flu symptoms to humans in the early stages, but if the patient's income in a stage of the second degree or late, thus this drug is ineffective, calling on all citizens to go to the nearest health unit or hospital to take the property even in cases of suspicion, which has a positive impact on the recovery situation in the event of confirmed infected with HIV, saying that the ministry is ready to viral mutations in the first stage, even if it turned into an epidemic transmissible between humans.

D said. Abdel-Rahman Shahin, official spokesman of the Ministry of Health and Population, the Ministry launched a national campaign by anti-virus bird flu prevention campaign, pointing out that this information campaign is a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of the disease include the press, radio and television Vgina "Shaaban Abdel-Rahim," avian influenza not just a "bang" as they are to educate citizens in order to reach all groups, especially the most vulnerable to the disease.

This is in addition to the epidemiological surveillance of the disease by isolating the case until
6337 on suspicion of being infected with the disease, but it was all negative, province of Egypt

came first in the rankings in terms of the number of suspected cases, which amounted to 843 cases, followed by the province of
the West 802 the case, then Al-b 519 case Monoufia 512 and 486, Giza, Damietta and Alexandria, 449 and 403 and 353 Qaliubiya Dakahliya 322 and 294, Menya, Sohag and Qena, 284 and 215 Fayyoum 187 suspected and Beni Suef 172 and 152 lake and 129 East, then 82 and Aswan Asyut 40 case 30 case of Ismailia Luxor 17 and 13, Port Said, Suez and the valley 7 new Helwan, South Sinai, 6 and 4, the Red Sea, North Sinai and 3 cases is one case, the province on October 6, had not been recorded any cases of suspected bird flu, bringing the total positive cases, 65 cases so far.


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