Saturday, August 29, 2009

No. 84 human case of bird flu in Egypt confirmed

8/28/2009 11:47:00 PM

Cairo - Editor Masrawy - confirmed on Friday No. 84 human cases of bird flu since the outbreak of the disease in Egypt, so far.

For his part, Dr. Amr Kandil, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Affairs that the injury prevention year-old girl and 8 months of the pond Menofia, seven, explaining that the girl appeared on the symptoms of high temperature as a result of coming into contact with infected domestic birds, and was detained Fever Hospital Shebin Alah and give it appropriate of the drug "Tamiflu".

The lamp that is currently being converted the girl to the hospital in the capital to complete the treatment, pointing out that a stable condition.

The Ministry of Health had begun to follow all necessary precautions to ensure that the possibility of integration of avian influenza virus with swine, and together form a new virus may be more serious in terms of surveillance procedures different outlets, land, sea and air to detect cases infected with swine flu coming from abroad.

According to media statement issued by the operating room Information Center Council of Ministers, the ministry is working on the separation of hospitals is treated bird flu patients from those treating the patients of swine influenza as well as to continuously track the bird flu and not be neglected at the level of all provinces of the Republic, in addition to increasing awareness among the masses through various means.
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