Saturday, May 30, 2009

Full factorial analysis of Mammalian and avian influenza polymerase subunits suggests a role of an efficient polymerase for virus adaptation.

Medline Abstract
OT Li, MC Chan, CS Leung, RW Chan, Y Guan, JM Nicholls, and LL Poon
PLoS ONE, January 1, 2009; 4(5): e5658.

State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.


Amongst all the internal gene segments (PB2. PB1, PA, NP, M and NS), the avian PB1 segment is the only one which was reassorted into the human H2N2 and H3N2 pandemic strains. This suggests that the reassortment of polymerase subunit genes between mammalian and avian influenza viruses might play roles for interspecies transmission. To test this hypothesis, we tested the compatibility between PB2, PB1, PA and NP derived from a H5N1 virus and a mammalian H1N1 virus. All 16 possible combinations of avian-mammalian chimeric viral ribonucleoproteins (vRNPs) were characterized. We showed that recombinant vRNPs with a mammalian PB2 and an avian PB1 had the strongest polymerase activities in human cells at all studied temperature. In addition, viruses with this specific PB2-PB1 combination could grow efficiently in cell cultures, especially at a high incubation temperature. These viruses were potent inducers of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines in primary human macrophages and pneumocytes. Viruses with this specific PB2-PB1 combination were also found to be more capable to generate adaptive mutations under a new selection pressure. These results suggested that the viral polymerase activity might be relevant for the genesis of influenza viruses of human health concern.

Swine flu spreads to every Australian state, territory

Last Updated: 14 hours 21 minutes ago

Health authorities in every state and territory in Australia are now dealing with swine flu, after the Northern Territory reported its first case overnight.

A total of 255 people now have the virus.

The Northern Territory centre for disease control is monitoring the woman and a group of people she's been in contact with. They are being treated with tamiflu and are under home isolation.

The woman arrived on a flight from Melbourne to Darwin last Friday but has only now tested positive to the virus. It's unclear how many passengers she may have come into contact with but health authorities will try and track down them all.

It's the first case to be reported in the Northern Territory.

Most swine flu cases are in Victoria.

A total of 173 people are being treated there while in New South Wales there are 54 notifications.

Queensland has 15 cases, South Australia 6, there are four in the ACT and one each in Western Australia and Tasmania.

Indonesia-Thermal Scanner at Batam Airport was broken

Looks like it has not worked since march. Batam is the entry port for travellers from malaysia and Singapore.

google translation

Mayor of rage.. Hearing Damage Detection Flu Pigs

Saturday, May 30, 2009
CHAHAYA, Batam
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Mayor of (Wako) Batam, Ahmad Dahlan angry, yesterday. Wako anger that, after discovery tool pendeteksi body temperature that is applied to foreign citizens who enter Batam broken alias does not work.


Tools pendeteksi body temperature (body clean disinfection), as long as it is operated in the Port of Batam Center International, in March 2009 since then. "I instruct with immediate, mandatory maintenance," said the Wako Batam Post, Friday (29 / 5).


Dahlan told directly Kabag PR Pemko Batam Yusfa Hendri, to immediately inscribe Manager Port of Batam Center. "Eh where the Head of Public Relations? I instruct, create one and send a warning letter to the manager port Batam Center detection equipment so that the body temperature is restored. Do not he consider the case of swine flu this play and trivial, "said Wako furious.


Wako also said, the case of swine flu reminder for six managers and one port of international airports in the Batam. Although the health minister Siti Fadillah Supari said Indonesia H1N1 virus free, but to remind Wako Batam more extra careful. Section, Batam is a transit area which borders directly with Singapore and Malaysia.


"This is a warning, as I shall maintain the area and is responsible for what happens in Batam. Do not have the cases, the new by others. Should not prevent that happening, "he said. Wako confess in the near future akan sidak to various international ports and airports, to see the use of detection equipment and the activation temperature of this body. "I will be random. When not out perform the task and it is damaged, I will follow immediately, "he said. ***

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The guardian of the Very Angry City on Saturday,
May 30 2009

the Broken Detector of Pig Flu CHAHAYA, Batam --- The guardian of the City (Wako) Batam, Ahmad Dahlan angry, yesterday. The Wako anger, after learning the temperature detector of the body that was put into effect for the foreign citizen who entered Batam did not function the broken alias. The temperature detector of the body (body clean disinfection) this, uptil now was operated on in the Internasional Batam Center Port, since last March 2009.
”Saya instructed straightaway, obligatory diperbaiki,” said Wako to Batam Pos, on Friday (29/5). Dahlan at once told Kabag Humas Pemko Batam Yusfa Hendri, so that immediately wrote to Manager Pelabuhan Batam Center. ”Eh which Head of public relations? Instructed by me, immediately for and sent the commemorative letter to the manager of the Batam Center port that the temperature detector of this body is improved. Don't he considered the case of this pig flu played and sepele,” said Wako furious. Wako also said, the case of pig flu became the warning for the manager of six international ports and one available airport in Batam. Although Siti Fadillah Supari Health Minister
said Indonesia free the virus H1N1
, but Wako warned to Batam more extra careful.
His article, Batam was the area of bordering transit direct with Singapore and Malaysia. ”Ini became the warning, I as the obligatory district head guarded and was responsible against what happened in Batam. Do not have the case, just was dealt with. It is best to prevented to have to not terjadi,” he said. Wako will claim in the near future would the surprise inspection to various international ports and the airport, to see the use and aktivasi the temperature detector of this body. ”Saya will be random. When being found out did not undertake the task and had the broken implement, I that would the act langsung,” he said.

Scientists find more signs of bats’ role in spreading the deadly Ebola virus

Bats spread the Ebola virus to humans and play a pivotal role in disease outbreaks, evidence suggests.
Ebola, a filovirus, causes fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and sometimes bleeding. There is no treatment or vaccine and 25–90 per cent of infected people die. The virus is transmitted by direct contact with infected blood, body fluids and tissues.

The new findings have emerged from data collected in the remote Kasai-Occidental and Kasai provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) which experienced a large Ebola outbreak in 2007 in which 186 people died.

Some members of the research team helped discover in 2005 that fruit bats are a natural reservoir of the Ebola virus
For the new study, researchers led by Eric Leroy from the International Centre for Medical Research in Franceville, Gabon, interviewed locals about the background of the Ebola cases. They were told that the annual migration of the fruit bat Hypsignathus monstrosus was particularly large in 2007.

Bats are an important source of protein in the area as wild animals are in short supply. They are often shot and then sold covered in blood.
The researchers believe the source of the 2007 outbreak was a man who bought bats at market. He survived, experiencing only a low fever, but his four-year-old daughter died after developing a sudden fever accompanied by vomiting.

A family friend who prepared the girl’s body for burial was subsequently infected and went on to infect 11 members of her family, all of whom died.

Researchers say their study suggests infection is only transmitted after prolonged contact with an infected person, meaning it may be easier to contain an outbreak than was previously believed.

Jean-Jacques Muyembe, epidemiologist at the DRC’s National Biomedical Research Institute and co-author of the study, told SciDev.Net that the team will continue to retrace events around outbreaks and carry out ecological studies in bats “to definitely prove that these bats are the direct vectors of Ebola to humans”.

Vital Mondonge, a co-author from the infectious disease section of DRC’s health ministry, says that the bat migration should be a focus of efforts to prevent Ebola infection.

Chimpanzees and gorillas are also known Ebola vectors. Bats, however, appear not to die from Ebola, suggesting they play a role in maintaining the virus in tropical forests.

Red Cross: Zimbabwe's Cholera Epidemic Expected To Infect 100,000th Victim Sometime This Week

May 26, 2009 8:30 p.m. EST

Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer

Harare, Zimbabwa (NewsBahn) - Zimbabwe is experiencing its worst cholera outbreak in 15 years and it is likely that the 100,00th victim will develop the disease sometime this week, Red Cross officials say.

The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a statement Tuesday that there have been 98,309 cases officially reported, so far, with about 4,283 deaths.

Although the pace at which the number of new cases is being reported is beginning to slow, the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) and the IFRC warned that the risk of infection remains.

"(The) eradication of cholera in Zimbabwe or the complete conclusion to this current epidemic is unlikely unless the underlying causes of the health crises are addressed," the joint ZRCS and IFRC report released Tuesday states.

"Central to this outbreak remains the almost complete collapse of Zimbabwe's basic water, sanitation and health infrastructure. Communities across the country are still without access to potable water and basic sanitation, and health facilities continue to be understaffed and under resourced," Red Cross officials said.

The next step is to make sure that households have clean water and the necessary sanitation facilities. However, Red Cross officials note that it will take years to rehabilitate Zimbabwe's infrastructure to accomplish that.

Cholera broke out 10 months ago. Widespread food insecurity made the situation worse.

Red Cross officials are trying to raise $3.5 million to repair existing water sources, develop more and build toilets. They are soliciting donations from the international community.

Viet Nam-Unsanitary practices at slaughterhouse

16:38' 29/05/2009 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's biggest abattoir is slaughtering its pigs out of doors and scattering the meat on the ground, a recent inspection has found.

Ha Noi Animal Health Department officer said instead of transporting the meat in boxes, as regulated, the abattoir transported them uncovered.

Sides of beef from the Thinh Liet Slaughtering House are being transported by open trucks and motorbikes and blood curds are being made on the premises, despite a nationwide ban on the procedure to help stem the spread of acute diarrhoea.

The factory is also discharging its untreated waste into the Set River, causing serious pollution.

Environment Police Department deputy head Nguyen Viet Tien said the breaches were found during a recent inspection of the Thinh Liet Slaughtering House which handles more than 1,000 pigs a day and provides half of the city's meat requirements.

The sample of waste discharged into the Set River was taken to the Environment Observation Centre for testing, Tien said.

Ha Noi Animal Health Department officer Phi Thanh Hai said instead of transporting the meat in boxes, as regulated, the abattoir transported them uncovered.

A large number of motorbikes carrying uncovered beef were also caught, Hai said.

The food safety and hygiene inspection, requested by the Ministry of Health, was undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Ha Noi Health Department head Le Anh Tuan said boosting inspections of food manufacturers and processors had already led to a dramatic decrease in cases of acute diarrhoea at hospitals.

Acute diarrhoea has hit 700 people in 15 provinces in Viet Nam.

Punishment for the abattoir and the relevant authorities would be decided in due course, said Tien.

The Ha Noi People's Committee's plan is for all cattle and poultry to be slaughtered indoor under hygenic conditions.

Authorities are worried about the super flu and acute diarrhoea epidemics running concurrently and are giving priority to food safety and hygiene inspections.

Bangladesh storm aftermath-Atulia air heavy with death stench from livestock

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Dead cattle, fish, poultry and other animals floating in the water bodies in Atulia under Shyamnagar upazila bear witness to the destruction Aila caused. The living are in plight whereas the dead are lucky.

The air of Atulia is heavy with the cries of the marooned and stench of decomposed livestock. The road from Gumantoli Chuna Bridge to Noabeki Bazar reeks of death.

The need to pull out the decaying livestock from water is immense but no one sees the point as no high land was spared to bury them.

The river Kholpetua has flooded the entire union of Atulia; one of the worst Aila hit areas with tidal surge that wrecked the southwestern coastal belts of the country on May 25. As far as the eyes lead only water is visible as almost every village is reeling under knee to waist deep water.

Thousands of people of the area are still living on roads as not a single homestead was spared by the storm surge.

Almost all of the houses in these villages including Biralaxmi, Baduria, Uttar Atulia, Hawolbhangi, Chotokupor, Borokupor have been washed away. Almost every yard is now a pile of waste. Villagers are gathering whatever they can recover while many of them have abandoned the place.

The devastated and destitute families took refuge on the road, where some lost their valuables, most importantly, their precious cattle. Cattle means so much to these poor people of the country's southwestern part.

Scarcity of safe drinking water is now haunting the villagers.

With her daughter-in-law, octogenarian Gulaman Bibi of Biralaxmi village was seen in a long queue on the road for water. With a faint voice she said, “I do not want anything, just give me some water.”

Housewife Farida Khatun of Uttar Atulia was standing with her three-year-old daughter as she heard drinking water was on its way.

“My child has been suffering from diarrhoea since last night and is now dehydrated,” she said adding, “I need fresh water and saline to save her.”

“We do not have any pond left as most of them we used for drinking water have turned salty in the tidal surge,” she said adding that they cannot even cook since there is no high ground to place stoves or any fuel to light it up.

Masiron Bibi said, “I have lost everything. I have no house, clothes or medicine. We can go without food for few hours but no way we can survive without water.”

Many villagers, especially children, have got skin diseases because of the dirty and contaminated water used for bathing and other purposes.

Tube wells could not be installed here due to salinity and iron in the water, said Rabiul Islam, another resident of the village. So most of the villagers used to purify pond water for drinking, but these ponds have been inundated, he added.

Wading through waist-deep water, Jahidul came to collect water from the lone remaining tube well at Uttar Atulia village. “There is no tube well in three kilometres and the water from it is too inadequate,” he said adding that that tube well also went under water during the high tide.

Bimol Mallick of Baduria said he has to fetch water by boat, as his house is three kilometres away from Uttar Atulia.

Cooking with this salty water gives food an unpleasant taste and colour. Joyna Akhter said, “My children do not want to eat food cooked with the water as rice tastes salty and smells terrible.”

The locals are now resigned to the nightmare they are living through. They have no option but to crowd along the banks hoping for relief.

LAOS-Vets issue warnings in wake of cattle disease outbreak

UNDIAGNOSED DIE-OFF BOVINE - LAOS: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Date: Tue 19 May 2009
Source: Vientiane Times [edited]
<http://www.vientianetimes.org.la/FreeContent/Free_Vets.htm>


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Veterinarians have warned the public not to transport, trade, or eat
livestock that have died as a result of haemorrhagic disease, as
outbreaks spread across the country. Some people in rural areas
continue to eat the meat of infected animals, as they are unaware of
the disease or uninformed about preventative measures.


The disease can easily spread to other livestock and people may fall
ill with diarrhoea if they eat animals that have died from the
disease, said Livestock and Fisheries Department veterinarian Dr
Phouth Inthavong. "We should incinerate and bury infected carcasses
at the place where the animals died, or at other places far from
where other livestock graze," he said. Infected livestock suffer from
a swollen stomach and neck and a fever, after eating grass or water
alongside other infected animals, he said.

People should bury dead livestock in pits that should be dug at least
1-1.50 meters [3-5 feet] deep to prevent dogs or pigs unearthing
infected carcasses. They should be covered with soil and then lime
sprinkled on the surface. These burial practices will prevent the
disease infecting other buffalo and cattle, he said.

Xaythany district Livestock and Fisheries Unit Head, Mr Thongtem
Luangxay, said illegal livestock movement around the country causes
the disease to spread. There have also been reported cases of black
leg disease in Xaythany district, Vientiane. This disease bears some
similarities to haemorrhagic disease but was less likely to spread
across the country,
he said.

According to Dr Phouth, livestock with this disease suffer from
swollen legs and find it difficult to walk. But the disease is not
fatal if animals are treated appropriately and in a timely fashion.
Anthrax, which could potentially cause far greater damage to
livestock populations, was unlikely to occur in Laos at present,
despite outbreaks having occurred in past decades,
Dr Phouth said.

"The most obvious symptoms humans infected with the disease display
are boils on their face or body. They will also become ill after
eating infected meat," he said.

In light of these risks traders must be responsible and consumers
should exercise caution. "We should not eat any dead animals infected
with any disease, both to prevent an outbreak from occurring and in
the interests of public health and safety," Dr Phouth said.

[Byline: Khamphone Syvongxay]

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Communicated by:
PRO/MBDS
<promed-mbds@promedmail.org>

[According to the article, a hemorrhagic septicemia outbreak across
Laos has been reported and people who consume meat from dead animals
will get diarrhea. Nonetheless, the article has also reported an
outbreak of black leg disease in Xaythany district. The signs of the
disease reported from Xaythany are very similar to hemorrhagic
septicemia. It was also reported that people who consume dead animal
meat would have had a "boils on their face or body."
Due to limited
details on the clinical signs and outbreak investigation data in both
animals and humans, a differential diagnosis of the disease as
anthrax, blackleg, and hemorrhagic septicemia is very difficult.

PRO/MBDS would greatly appreciate receiving more information on this
outbreak in Laos.

Since there are reports of diarrhea and "boils on their face or body"
after eating meat from dead cattle, it is worth mentioning that
anthrax in humans, especially its skin or cutaneous form, may begin
as a raised itchy bump that resembles an insect bite but within 1-2
days develops into a vesicle and then a painless ulcer, usually 1-3
cm in diameter, with a characteristic black necrotic (dying) area in
the center
(see picture of cutaneous anthrax at
<http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/anthrax/anthrax-images/cutaneous.asp>).

Intestinal anthrax is characterized by an acute inflammation of the
intestinal tract. Initial signs include nausea, loss of appetite,
vomiting, and fever, followed by abdominal pain, vomiting of blood,
and severe diarrhea. In respiratory anthrax or inhalation form, the
initial symptoms may resemble a common cold. After several days, the
symptoms may progress to severe breathing problems and shock. (more
information for anthrax is available at
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anthrax.html>).

For a map of Laos with provinces, see
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/laos.pdf>.
For the interactive HealthMap/ProMED map of Laos with links to other
recent ProMED-mail and PRO/MBDS reports on events in Laos and
surrounding areas, see <http://healthmap.org/r/00cX>. - Mod.TD]
http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=2..._ID:1040,77663

Map of Confirmed # 72, 73 & 77 from Daqahliyah Gov. & #70, 75 & 76 from Sharqiyah Gov.

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Egypt reports 77th bird flu case

5/30/2009 10:20:00 PM

CAIRO, May 30 (KUNA) -- The Egyptian Health Ministry confirmed on Saturday the 77th infection case with H5N1 virus.
A female baby, aged one year and two months, contracted the highly pathogenic virus because she got in contact with domestic birds in a village located in Daqahliya, north Cairo, the ministry's spokesman Dr. Abdulrahman Shahin said in a press briefing.
The baby was hospitalized five days ago, suffering from bird flu-like symptoms including high temperature, running nose, and respiratory disorder.
She was diagnosed as H5N1 positive so she has been treated with the antiviral drug Tamiflu, Dr. Shahin revealed.

The victim is being relocated to Manshiyat Al-Bakri Hospital, Cairo, for further medication, he added.

The case pushed to 77 Egypt's national tally of the fatal disease with the death toll amounting to 27 since the outbreak of the highly contagious virus in February, 2006.

The National Higher Commission against Bird Flu has adopted a new preventive methodology to control the spread of the H5N1, a subtype of the influenza A virus commonly-known as bird flu which can cause illness in humans. The methodology involves the medical and municipal authorities as well as the mass media. (end)

Egyptian Ministry of Health announces human infection No. 77 of bird flu

30 May 2009
أعلن المتحدث الرسمي باسم وزارة الصحة المصرية عبد الرحمن شاهين عن الإصابة البشرية رقم 77 المؤكدة بمرض انفلونزا الطيور "اتش 5 ان 1"، لطفلة رضيعة تبلغ من العمر عام وشهران لمخالطتها طيور يشتبه في اصابتها بالمرض.

The spokesman of the Ministry of Health in Egypt Abdel-Rahman Shahin injury No. 77 confirmed human bird flu "virus 5 to 1", the baby girl, aged one year and two months of contact with poultry suspected of having contracted the disease.

وأكد شاهين أن "حالة الطفلة المصابة من احدى قرى محافظة الدقهلية، شمال العاصمة المصرية القاهرة، اصبحت مستقرة الان"، مشيراً الى أن "الأعراض ظهرت عليها منذ 5 أيام ودخلت على اثرها المستشفى وهي تعاني من حمى ورشح وارتفاع في درجة الحرارة".

Shaheen said that "the situation of the girl child infected with one of the villages of Dakahlia province, north of the Egyptian capital Cairo, is now stable now," he said, adding that "the symptoms appeared 5 days ago and came to their hospital with a fever, running nose and a rise in temperature."

Egypt: Health announces bird flu infection 77

The Ministry of Health on HIV No. 77 confirmed human bird flu (5 H, 1) for the year-old girl and a woman named Mahmoud two months of justice "Dmoh Dekerness" Dakahlia province, and that their condition is now stable.

وقال د.عبد الرحمن شاهين المتحدث الرسمى باسم وزارة الصحة اليوم السبت، إن الأعراض ظهرت على الطفلة يوم 25 مايو الجارى دخلت على إثرها مستشفى صدر المنصورة وهى تعانى من حمى ورشح وارتفاع فى درجة الحرارة عقب مخالطتها لطيور يشتبه فى إصابتها بمرض أنفلونزا الطيور.

D said. Abdel-Rahman Shahin, spokesman of the Ministry of Health on Saturday, that the symptoms appeared on the girl child on May 25 of this entered the hospital was suffering from Mansoura, a fever, running nose and fever after contact with birds suspected of being infected with bird flu.


Shaheen said that the girl was in stable condition, given the drug "Tamiflu" as soon as the suspicion of being infected with bird flu have been the work of testing and analysis. وتأكدت اليوم إصابتها بالمرض، وجار تحويلها الآن إلى مستشفى منشية البكرى بالقاهرة لاستكمال علاجها

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Have been confirmed infected with the disease today, and is now being transferred to hospital in the capital Cairo for the completion of treatment.

Egypt: Interior: to determine the date of the draw for the pilgrimage soon

The number of applicants increased by Hajj draw 11% from last year

Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 18:49

أعلن اللواء دكتور صلاح هاشم مساعد وزير الداخلية لقطاع الشئون الإدارية أن نحو 295 ألف مواطن تقدموا لأداء فريضة الحج هذا العام بواسطة حج القرعة الذى تنظمه وزارة الداخلية بزيادة قدرها 11 % عن العام الماضى.

Rear Admiral Dr. Salah Hashim, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for the administration that some 295 thousand people had to perform the Hajj pilgrimage this year through the lottery organized by the Ministry of the Interior, an increase of 11% from last year.

وأكد اللواء هاشم أن زيادة عدد المتقدمين كل عام تدل على جودة الخدمات والتسهيلات التى تقدمها وزارة الداخلية لهؤلاء الحجاج كل عام، مشيرا إلى أن ذلك يعكس ثقة المواطنين فى أجهزة الوزارة وقدرتها على تنظيم رحلة الحج، على الرغم من الأزمة الاقتصادية التى تجتاح العالم وخوف العديد من الحجاج من أداء الفريضة فى ظل انتشار مرض أنفلونزا الخنازير.

Major-General Hashim said that the increase in the number of applicants each year show the quality of services and facilities provided by the Ministry of the Interior to these pilgrims each year, pointing out that this reflects the confidence of citizens in the organs of the ministry and the ability to organize the pilgrimage, despite the economic crisis sweeping the world and the fear of many pilgrims to perform the duty under the spread of swine flu.

وأوضح أن الوزارة ترصد سنوياً السلبيات التى ظهرت خلال رحلات حج القرعة فى الأعوام السابقة، وتعمل على معالجتها للوصول لتنظيم حج أفضل تيسيرا على المواطنين الراغبين فى أداء الفريضة.

He explained that the ministry every year to monitor the negative aspects that have emerged during the pilgrimages of lots in the previous years, and works to address access to better facilitate the organization of pilgrimage to citizens wishing to fulfill the obligation of Hajj.

وقال مساعد وزير الداخلية لقطاع الشئون الإدارية، إنه على الحاج الذى يعلن اختياره فى القرعة العلنية أن يتقدم بمجموعة من المستندات لاستكمال إجراءات سفره، وتشمل صورة من بطاقة الرقم القومى أو شهادة الميلاد المميكنة المستخرجة من مصلحة الأحوال المدنية أو جواز السفر مع تقديم الأصل للمطابقة، وكذلك الموقف التجنيدى من منطقة التجنيد التابع لها الحاج وتقديم موافقة جهة العمل بالنسبة للعاملين بالجهات التى يطلب منها ذلك، فضلاً عن 12 صورة فوتوغرافية مقاس 4 فى 6 على خلفية بيضاء على أن يشغل حجم الرأس 70 أو 80% من مساحتها.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior for the administrative affairs, said that al-Hajj, who announced his choice of lots in public to make a set of documents for the completion of his actions, and include a copy of a national number or birth certificate mechanized from the Department of Civil Status and Passport with the original for matching, as well as Altjennity position of the area of recruitment of its Haj and consent of the employer for workers with the request, as well as 12 photographs, size 4 to 6 in a white background that is the size of the head 70 or 80% of the area.

وأشار اللواء دكتور صلاح هاشم مساعد وزير الداخلية لقطاع الشئون الإدارية إلى أنه سيتحدد فى الأيام القليلة المقبلة موعد إجراء القرعة العلنية لحج القرعة هذا العام بجميع مديريات الأمن على مستوى الجمهورية، مشددا على الحيادية التامة للقرعة التى تتم بواسطة الحاسب الآلى دون أدنى تدخل بشرى. The Major-General Dr. Salah Al-Hashim,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior for the administration that will be determined in the next few days the date of the draw of lots of public pilgrimage this year, all departments of security at the republic level, stressing the elimination of neutrality, which are drawn by the computer without any human intervention.

وقال اللواء هاشم، إنه لم يتم حتى الآن تحديد التكاليف الإجمالية لحج القرعة هذا العام، مشددا فى الوقت نفسه على أن قيمة حج القرعة التى يتحملها الحاج تمثل التكلفة الفعلية لرحلة الحاج منذ سفره من البلاد وحتى عودته بسلامة الله إلى أرض الوطن بعد أدائه للفريضة دون تحقيق أى أرباح، مؤكدا أن وزارة الداخلية لا تهدف من وراء تنظيم حج القرعة إلى تحقيق أى ربح.

Major-General Hashim, he had not been identified so far the total cost of lots Hajj this year, stressing at the same time that the value of Ag-Haj lots which are borne by the actual cost of the Haj flight from the country since his departure until his return to the safety of God's home after the performance of duty without any profits, saying that the Ministry of Interior did not aim behind the organization of the pilgrimage to draw any profit.

وناشد مساعد وزير الداخلية لقطاع الشئون الإدارية الحجاج الالتزام بالنظم الموضوعة والقواعد والإرشادات سواء التى وضعتها السلطات السعودية أو وزارة الداخلية، وذلك لتجنب حدوث أى مخاطر قد يتعرض لها الحاج أثناء أدائه المناسك، مشيراً إلى أن وزارة الداخلية قامت بوضع خطة لتوعية الحاج بالظروف التى قد يواجهها خلال قيامه بأداء المناسك، كما سيتم تسليم كل حاج دليلاً يتضمن كافة الإرشادات والمعلومات الخاصة بكيفية أدائه لمناسك الحج.

He appealed to the Assistant Interior Minister for Administrative Affairs Sector pilgrims and compliance with regulations laid down rules and guidelines, whether developed by the Saudi authorities or the Ministry of the Interior, in order to avoid any risk to its performance during the Haj ritual, pointing out that the Ministry of the Interior to develop a plan to make the Haj, which conditions may face during the in performance of the rites, and will be delivered to each pilgrim guide contains all the instructions and information on how the performance of Hajj.

Egypt: Campaign of live birds

Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 16:37
Caption:
Reservation on birds carrying the disease seized

استكملت مديرية أمن 6 أكتوبر جهودها للقضاء على وباء أنفلونزا الطيور بالمحافظة، وذلك عن طريق مداهمة أصحاب المحلات والمزارع التى تحتوى على طيور حاملة للمرض، حيث سجلت المديرية عدد 4 قضايا فى يوم واحد بمركز كرداسة.

Security Directorate was completed on October 6 on their efforts to eradicate avian influenza pandemic to maintain, by a raid of the shops and farms, which contain disease-carrying birds, which reported a number of the Directorate-4 cases in a single day Krdasp status.


تم تحرير محضر رقم 7947 جنح مركز كرداسة لسنة 2009 ضد عادل عبد الله أحمد صاحب محل طيور بشارع سعد زغلول بكرداسة، حيث تم ضبط كميات كبيرة من الدجاج حامل المرض بالمحل.

Was No. 7947 filed a report on the status of the cover for the year 2009 Krdasp just against Abdullah Ahmad bird shop owner Saad Zaghloul Street Bkrdasp, was seized large quantities of poultry disease carrier store.


تم تحرير محضر رقم 7948 جنح مركز كرداسة لسنة 2009 ضد هارب، بائع متجول بسوق أبورواش، حيث تم ضبط كميات كبيرة من الدجاج حامل المرض، وذلك بعدما تركها ولاذ بالهروب.

Was No. 7948 filed a report on the status of the cover Krdasp for the year 2009 against the run, a street vendor Oboroash market, was seized large quantities of poultry disease who, after left and managed to escape.


تم تحرير محضر رقم 7949 جنح مركز كرداسة لسنة 2009 ضد مبروكة محمد عبد العزيز صاحبة محل دواجن بأبو رواش، حيث تم ضبط مجموعة كبيرة من الطيور البيضاء حاملة مرض أنفلونزا الطيور بالمحل.

Was No. 7949 filed a report on the status of the cover Krdasp for the year 2009 against Mbrokp Mohamed Abdel Aziz, the place of poultry Abu Rawash, were seized with a large group of white birds carrying bird flu business.


تم تحرير محضر رقم 7950 جنح مركز كرداسة لسنة 2009 ضد على عبد الرحمن محمود صاحب محل دواجن بسوق بنى مجدول بكرداسة، حيث تم ضبط مجموعة كبيرة من الطيور المصابة داخل المحل.

Was No. 7950 filed a report on the status of the cover Krdasp for the year 2009 against Abdul Rahman Mahmoud poultry market place of the tabular structures Bkrdasp, was seized a large group of infected birds in the store.


قامت المديرية بالتحفظ على الطيور المضبوطة حاملة المرض لحين التعامل معها بطريقة إيجابية عن طريق وزارة الصحة.

Directorate has a reservation on birds seized while carrying the disease for a positive way to deal with them through the Ministry of Health.

In cooperation with the Ministry of Health and WHO .. A press conference tomorrow on the developments of regional virus (H1N1)

Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 13:35

Hold the regional office of WHO for the Eastern Mediterranean in collaboration with the Ministry of Health organized a press conference at noon tomorrow, Sunday, to review recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, as well as on the global stage in the development of avian influenza A (H1N1).

ومن المقرر أن يبدأ المؤتمر الصحفى بعرض تقنى عن آخر تطورات الوضع الوبائى للمرض، ثم يجيب خبراء المنظمة ومسئولو وزارة الصحة وممثل منظمة الصحة العالمية بمصر على كافة التساؤلات.
It is scheduled to begin the press conference, a technical presentation on the latest developments in the epidemiology of the disease, and then answer the WHO experts and officials from the Ministry of Health and the WHO representative in Egypt all the questions.

Egypt: The detention of 12 suspected cases of bird flu infected and meeting Sunday attended by the lake

Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 13:09

احتجزت حميات المحلة وطنطا 6 حالات جديدة للاشتباه بإصابتهم بمرض أنفلوانزا الطيور، حيث احتجزت حميات طنطا كلا من ملك عمرو صلاح، طفلة من سبطاس مركز طنطا، ومعاذ محمد حمزة (3 سنوات) خلف ناديف عماد بطنطا وعفاف عبد العليم (35 سنة) ربة منزل من إخناواى، ونجوى إبراهيم رشاد (30 سنة) ربة منزل من كفر السلخانة، كما احتجزت حميات المحلة كلا من السيد رضا السعيد خطاب من مركز قطور، وعبد الرحمن أحمد (4 سنوات) من العامرية مركز المحلة.



Detained admitted Tanta and Mahala 6 new cases of suspected infected with avian flu, with fevers Tanta held both the King Amr Salah, a child of the Center for Tanta Sptas, Mohammed Hamza al-Far (3 years) behind Nnadif Emad Btnta and Afaf Abdel-Alim (35 years) of the housewife Ikhanaoay and Nagwa Ibrahim Rashad (30 years old), a housewife from Kafr Alskhanp, as fevers Mahala held both by Mr. Reza Al-Khattab Center Qtor, Abdul Rahman Ahmad (4 years) of the Center Ameriya place.

تم حجز الحالات بالأماكن المخصصة لذلك وأخذ عينة دم ومسحة حلق وإرسالها للمعامل المركزية الخاصة بوزارة الصحة.



Has been reserved for cases where the taking of a blood sample and swab hours and sent to labs central Ministry of Health.

كما قامت مستشفيات حميات دمنهور والإسكندرية باحتجاز 6 أشخاص للاشتباه فى إصابتهم بمرض أنفلونزا الطيور بعد ظهور أعراض عليهم تتشابه مع أعراض مرض أنفلونزا الطيور، من ارتفاع شديد فى درجة الحرارة واحتقان فى الحلق وصعوبة فى التنفس وألم فى العظام.



The hospital also admitted Damanhour, Alexandria 6 persons detained on suspicion of having bird flu after an outbreak of symptoms were similar to the symptoms of bird flu, of very high temperature, sore throat and difficulty in breathing and pain in the bones.
كان اللواء مجدى أبو قمر مدير أمن البحيرة قد تلقى إخطاراً من مستشفى حميات الإسكندرية باحتجاز مروة هلال فتوح (30 سنة) مقيمة بكفر الدوار، فايزة عبد الحميد مرعى (12 شهر)، فيما قامت مستشفى حميات دمنهور باحتجاز صلاح محمد زكريا (30 سنة) مقيم بحوش عيسى، وسناء صلاح عبد القادر (30 سنة) حوش عيسى، وولاء عبد الباسط محمد (12 سنة) حوش عيسى، وروحية أبو زيد خضر (55 سنة) المحمودية، حيث تم عزل الحالات المشتبه فى إصابتها وأخذ عينة دم منهم لتحليلها فى المعامل المركزية بالقاهرة لبيان مدى إصابتها بالمرض.



Was a Major General, Magdi Abu Amar Security Director lake has received notification from the hospital admitted the detention of Alexandria Helal Marwa Fattouh (30 years) living in Kafr Dawar, Faiza Abdul-Hamid pasture (12 months), and the hospital admitted the detention of Damanhour Zakaria Mohamed Salah (30 years) resident Bhouc Issa, Salah Abdel-Kader Sana (30 years) Hosh Issa, and loyalty of Abdul Basit Mohammad (12 years) Hosh Issa, and spiritual Khader Abu Zeid (55 years) Mahmudiya, where they were isolated cases of suspected and blood samples were taken for analysis in the central laboratory Cairo to indicate the extent of her disease.
وعلى الفور تم تشكيل لجنة من مديرية الطب الوقائى والإدارة الصحية والطب البيطرى انتقلت إلى منازل المصابين لتطهيرها وتطهير المنازل المجاورة وأخذ عينات من الطيور الموجودة بالمنزل لفحصها معملياً.



And were immediately set up a committee from the Directorate of Preventive Medicine and Health and the Department of Veterinary Medicine moved to the injured, clearing houses and clearing houses nearby and took samples of birds in the home laboratory for examination.
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Egyptian Minister of Health calls for the performance of Friday prayers in open places for fear of swine flu

May 30, 2009

Asked the Minister of Health Dr. Hatem el-Gabali that religious rites performed on special prayers, "Friday" in the open places, and not inside the mosque, crowds not be so crowded crowded places.

وأوضح الجبلي ، في تصريح صحافي أمس ، أن هناك دراسة اجرتها منظمة الصحة العالمية عام 2004 عن الفيروسات التي تنتشر في موسم الحج، ووجد أنها ما بين اربعة الى خمسة انواع من فيروسات الانفلونزا، وأن مصر هي البلد الوحيد الذي تطابقت فيه انواع الفيروسات المنتشرة في موسم الحج، مع فيروسات الانفلونزا الموجودة في مصر، مؤكدا انه عند حدوث اي خطر قادم سوف يتم فتح الحجر الصحي في سفاجا والسويس والطور ومطار القاهرة لاستقبال جميع الحجاج وحجزهم.

The mountain, in a press statement yesterday, said a study conducted by the World Health Organization in 2004 for the viruses that spread in the pilgrimage season, and found to be between four to five types of influenza viruses, and that Egypt is the only country where the identical types of viruses spread in the season Hajj, with influenza viruses in Egypt, adding that when there is no danger to come will be the opening of quarantine in Safaga, Suez, Cairo Airport and the stage to receive all the pilgrims and detention.

وحذر من شراسة فيروس H1N1 المعروف ب"انفلونزا الخنازير" مع دخول فصل الشتاء والخريف، منبها الى أن الفيروس حاليا في انحصار ومن المتوقع أن يحدث له كمون في فصل الصيف ،مشيرا إلى ان هناك سابقة تاريخية حدثت عام 1918 لوباء الانفلونزا طبقا لما اقرته منظمة الصحة العالمية والذي ظهر في بدايته بصورة خفيفة ثم تحول الى صورة عنيفة مع دخول الشتاء وتسبب في وفاة نحو 50 مليون شخص.

He warned of the ferocity of the virus known as H1N1 "swine flu" with the onset of autumn and winter, warning that the virus is now in decline and is expected to happen to him the necessity of the summer, pointing out that there is historical precedent occurred in 1918 flu pandemic, according to WHO approved World, which appeared in the beginning and then turning slightly to the picture with the entry of a violent winter and caused the deaths of some 50 million people.

ومن جانب آخر ، قال وزير الصحة المصري الدكتور حاتم الجبلي "إن القضاء على انفلونزا الطيور سوف يستغرق وقتا للقضاء على الفيروس وهناك اشياء ايجابية واخرى سلبية فى مكافحة المرض"، مشيرا الى ان الاشياء الايجابية هي نجاح برامج التوعية، وعند حدوث اي اصابة يتم اكتشافها مبكرا وعلاجها، ومعدلات الوفيات في مصر اقل نسبة في العالم ومن الاشياء السلبية هي استمرار التربية المنزلية التي هي السبب الرئيس في جميع الاصابات التي ظهرت مؤخرا.

On the other hand, the Minister of Health Dr. Hatem el-Gabali "The eradication of bird flu will take time to eradicate the virus and there are both positive and negative in the fight against disease," he said, adding that the success of the positive things is the awareness-raising programs, and in case of any injury is detected early and treatment, and mortality rates in Egypt, the lowest in the world and the negative things are the continuing education of household, which is why the President in all cases that have emerged recently.

في غضون ذلك ، تقدم عضو الكتلة البرلمانية لجماعة الإخوان المسلمين بمجلس الشعب "البرلمان المصري" الدكتور فريد اسماعيل عبد الحليم بطلب احاطة الى رئيس الوزراء الدكتور أحمد نظيف ووزير الصحة حاتم الجبلي بخصوص ما تقوم به الحكومة لمواجهة أنفلونزا الطيور وأنفلونزا الخنازير وفشل السياسات الحالية في السيطرة على هذا الوباء أو التقليل منه.

In the meantime, the member of the parliamentary bloc of Muslim Brotherhood group, the People's Assembly, "the Egyptian parliament," Dr Abdul Halim Ismail unique request for a briefing to the Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif and Minister of Health Hatem el-Gabali on what the Government was doing to address the avian flu and swine flu and the failure of current policies to control the the epidemic or minimize it.

وقال الدكتور فريد اسماعيل: إن مصر احتلت المرتبة الأولى عالمياً بعد ثلاث سنوات من بدء المرض ووصلنا إلى الحالة ثمانين من الإصابات مع عدم قدرة الأمصال الحالية على القضاء على الفيروس" .

Said Dr. Farid Ismail: Egypt is ranked the world's first three years after the start of the disease and we have the situation of the eight cases with the inability of current vaccines on the eradication of the virus. "

وأشار الى أن تقارير لجنة الزراعة والصحة بالبرلمان المصري كشفت عن أن الحكومة فشلت في تحقيق المستهدفات وان نسبة ما تحقق من التطعيمات ورصد العينات وخلافه لا يزيد على 30% وان السعة التخزينية التبريدية للأمصال اقل من 25% ، فضلا عن العجز الكبير في المجازر اللازمة للذبح والتي تصل إلى 35% فقط ، بالإضافة إلى عدم وجود أطباء بيطريين في الحكومة يسدون العجز بسبب توقف الحكومة عن التعيين الأطباء البيطريين من سنة 1994 .

He noted that the reports of the Committee on Agriculture and the Egyptian People's Assembly's Health revealed that the government failed to achieve the targets achieved and the proportion of vaccinations and monitoring of samples, otherwise no more than 30% and storage capacity for vaccines Altbredep less than 25%, as well as the large deficit in the massacres for the slaughter, which up to 35% only, in addition to the lack of veterinary doctors in the government deficit by blocking the government will stop the recruitment of veterinarians from the 1994 year.

ولفت الى أن الأخطر ما في الموضوع في أنفلونزا الخنازير هو التصريح الغريب والخطير الذي أطلقة وزير الصحة بأننا نستعد الآن بمقابر جماعية وتحويل الشوارع إلى مستشفيات وإغلاق المدارس والحجز الجماعي لشعب مصر في حالة وجود إصابات بأنفلونزا الخنازير ، مما أحدث رعباً كبيراً في الشارع المصري وأصاب المصريين باكتئاب خطير وقلق دائم على مستقبلهم ومستقبل وأولادهم فى ظل حكومة لا تعي ما تقول.

He pointed out that in the most serious issue in the swine flu was the strange and dangerous remarks made by the Minister of Health that we are now preparing cemeteries and mass transfer of the streets to hospitals and the closure of schools and the mass arrest of the people of Egypt in the case of swine flu infections, which caused great alarm in the Egyptian street and hit the Egyptian depression serious and constant concern for their future and the future of their children under a government that is not aware of what they say.

وأكد أن هذا التصريح الخطير للمسؤول الأول عن الصحة في مصر يحتاج إلى مراجعة فورية وإعادة تصحيح هذا الكلام في بيان أمام البرلمان المصري وأمام الإعلام لبث الطمأنينة في قلوب ونفوس المواطنين ، مشيرا الى أن المكسيك والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية وهما من اكبر الدول إصابة بالفيروس وأعلاها في الوفيات ، تسير الحياة فيها بصورة طبيعية ولم تتوقف عجلة الحياة.

He emphasized that this statement is dangerous for the health official in Egypt need to review the immediate and correct the words in a statement to the Egyptian parliament and broadcast media to reassure the hearts and minds of the citizens, noting that Mexico and the United States, two of the largest HIV infection and the highest mortality, is the normal life did not stop the wheel of life.

وتساءل عن حقيقة هذه الحملة المنظمة والمرعبة والتي تقودها منظمة الصحة العالمية ويسير في ركبها بعض المسؤولين في مصر ؟

He wondered about the reality of this campaign, and horrible, which led the World Health Organization and is in the knees of some officials in Egypt?

والتي ربحت فيها شركة رامسيفيلد وزير الدفاع الامريكي الأسبق والتي تنتج دواء تاميفلو ربحت مئات المليارات من الدولارات من دواء ضعيف لا يقضي على الفيروس ولا يجلب الشفاء ؟

The company, which won Ramseveld and former U.S. Secretary of Defense, which produces Tamiflu won hundreds of billions of dollars of medicine to the poor does not eliminate the virus does not bring healing? ومتى تتوقف هذه التصريحات الخطيرة وغير المسؤولة ؟!. And when to stop these dangerous statements and irresponsible?!.

Egypt: Continued absence from the country's swine flu

[It makes it REAL hard to comprehend.....when they don't uses periods...]

Sana Mustafa wrote ‮: ‬ Dr. Hatem el-Gabali ‮ ‬ Minister of Health said the results of all samples of suspected cases of bird injury ‮ »‬ H1N1 ‮« ‬ known as swine flu were negative, he continued ‮ ‬ country free of the virus and the number of cases in which ‮ ‬ been detained in hospital ‮ ‬ fever, chest diseases ‮ ‬ hundred at the most recent case of a Polish tourist ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ was visiting the town of Sharm el-Sheikh ‮. ‬ Dr Rahman Shahin ‮ ‬ Spokesman of the Ministry that the hotline number ‮ »‬ 105 ‮« ‬ receive ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ yesterday alpha and 500 ‮ ‬ contact to inquire about the symptoms of swine flu ‮ ‬ and reporting on the emergence of bird flu has also been a corresponding ‮ ‬ 18 ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ alpha and passengers 851 ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ 128 ‮ ‬ and aircraft and 7 ‮ ‬ ship arrivals States affected by the quarantine of all outlets on ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ level of the Republic, had also been decided to increase the number of cameras, thermal testing ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ quarantine for the rapid detection and rapid detection ‮ ‬ passengers, he said the new cameras have been distributed to ‮ ‬ airports Cairo and Sharm el - Sheikh and Nuweiba Port

‮. ‬كما تقرر توزيع كروت المراقبة الصحية لجميع القادمين من البلاد
التي‮ ‬ظهر بها فيروس انفلونزا الخنازير وكانت وزارة الصحة قد احتجزت‮ ‬55‮ ‬حالة اشتباه بالاصابة بفيروس انفلونزا الطيور منها‮ ‬22‮ ‬حالة بالدقهلية و6‮ ‬حالات في‮ ‬القاهرة والبحيرة و3‮ ‬حالات بالغربية ودمياط وحالتان بالشرقية والقليوبية والفيوم والجيزة والاسكندرية وأكدت الوزارة ان اجمالي‮ ‬حالات الاشتباه بانفلونزا الطيور منذ عام‮ ‬2006‮ ‬وحتي‮ ‬أمس بلغ‮ ‬8‮ ‬آلاف و70‮ ‬حالة تأكد اصابة‮ ‬76‮ ‬حالة توفي‮ ‬منها‮ ‬27‮ ‬حالة وتم شفاء‮ ‬45‮ ‬حالة ومازالت‮ ‬4‮ ‬حالات بالمستشفيات لتلقي‮ ‬العلاج‮.‬ ‬

also decided to control the distribution of health cards for all arrivals from the country, which emerged ‮ ‬ swine flu virus, and the Ministry of Health has held ‮ ‬ 55 ‮ ‬ case of suspected bird flu infection, including ‮ ‬ 22 ‮ ‬ case of Badakkhlip and 6 ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ cases in Cairo and the lake and 3 ‮ ‬ situations, Damietta, meeting Sunday attended by two of the eastern region Qalubia, Fayoum, Giza and Alexandria, the ministry confirmed that the total ‮ ‬ suspected cases of bird flu since ‮ ‬ 2006 ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ until yesterday was ‮ ‬ 8 ‮ ‬ thousands, and the case of 70 ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ injury confirmed 76 ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ case of death, including ‮ ‬ 27 ‮ ‬ cases were recovered ‮ ‬ 45 ‮ ‬ case still ‮ ‬ 4 ‮ ‬ of hospitals to receive treatment ‮ ‬ ‮.

Egypt: Minister of Local Development: An Action Plan to fight bird flu at the provincial level

السبت, مايو 30, 2009 Saturday, May 30, 2009

Egyptian Minister of Local Development Abdel Salam Mahgoub Mohamed during the meeting of the Supreme National Committee to Combat Bird Flu, which was held on his 5-29-2009 that an agreement was reached on the methodology of action in the fight against avian influenza at the provincial level during the coming period are represented in a number of different disciplines and points of the most important increase follow-up during the summer, although the disease was confined to these periods.

حيث ناقش الاجتماع التطورات الخاصة بمرض أنفلونزا الطيور والجهود المبذولة من الحكومة لمواجهة هذا المرض وكيفية تفعيل الجهود المبذولة لمكافحته بغرض القضاء عليه نهائياً.

Where he discussed the developments of bird flu and the government's effort to confront this disease and how to activate the efforts to combat it in order to eliminate it altogether.

وأشار الوزير إلي أن اللجنة اتفقت خلال اجتماعها علي تفعيل القانون رقم 70 لعام 2009 الخاص بمنع تداول وحظر نقل الطيور بين المحافظات وإنهاء التربية في المدن نظراً للكثافة السكانية العالية بها وغلق كافة المحلات بمدن الجمهورية.

The minister pointed out that the Committee agreed at its meeting on the activation of Act No. 70 of 2009 on the prevention and prohibition of the circulation of the transfer of birds between the provinces and the termination of education in the cities because of the high population density and the closure of all shops cities Republic.

وأضاف أن اللجنة أكدت ضرورة متابعة التربية المنزلية والعمل علي زيادة الوعي بغرض الحد من انتشار المرض وزيادة الجرعة الإعلامية الخاصة بحملات التوعية بمرض أنفلونزا الطيور.

The Committee stressed the need for follow-up of home and work to increase awareness in order to reduce the spread of the disease and increasing the dose-specific informational campaigns to raise awareness of bird flu.

كما أكد وزير التنمية المحلية خلال الاجتماع ان اللجنة العليا لمكافحة أنفلونزا الطيور قررت غلق المزارع التي يظهر فيها بؤر مرضية وإعدام كل ما بها من دواجن وعدم منحها تراخيص مرة أخري إلا بعد التأكد من تطهيرها بشكل كامل.

As the Minister of Local Development during the meeting that the Supreme Committee to Combat Bird Flu, which decided to close the farm where the spots appear and the satisfactory execution of all poultry, not to grant licenses again only after confirmation of cleared completely.

وأشار الوزير إلي اتفاق اللجنة علي قيام المحافظات بتكثيف ومتابعة ما تقوم به مديريات الطب البيطري ومحاسبة المخالفين بحزم إلي جانب قيام المحافظات بالتنسيق مع الأمن بالتشديد علي عدم التداول بين المحافظات

The minister pointed to by the agreement of the provinces and to intensify the follow-up to what is being done by the departments of veterinary medicine and to hold offenders firmly by the provincial security coordination with the emphasis on non-trading between provinces

من جانبه أكد السيد السفير إسماعيل خيرت رئيس الهيئة العامة للاستعلامات خلال القائه البيان الختامي لاجتماع اللجنة انه سيتم خلال الفترة القادمة تفعيل الخطوات التي اتفقت عليها اللجنة.

For his part, Ambassador Ismail Khairat the head of the Service at his final statement to the Committee's meeting will be during the coming period to activate the steps agreed by the Committee.

Egyptian mountain calls to postpone the pilgrimage because of the "swine flu"

[It looks like there will not be a postponement of the Hajj. I don't recall reading this, so I'll post it. Note the date.]

15/05/2009

ناشد الدكتور حاتم الجبلي وزير الصحة المصري المواطنين المصريين تأجيل رحلات الحج والعمرة إن أمكن خوفا من انتشار أنفلونزا الخنازير، مؤكدا أنه سيتم تطبيق الحجر الصحي على جميع الحجاج العائدين إذا ظهر المرض في السعودية. Appealed to Dr. Hatem el-Gabali, Minister of Health of Egypt Egyptian citizens to postpone the Hajj and Umrah trips, if possible, fearing the spread of swine flu, stressing that it will apply to all quarantine pilgrims returning if the disease in Saudi Arabia.

وقال الجبلي في حديث لصحيفة الأخبار الجمعة "لدينا قلق من الحج والعمرة وأي تجمعات، وأطالب بأن يتروي المواطنون في اتخاذ قرار العمرة وتأجيله إن أمكن فنحن لدينا مشكلة زمنية." The mountain told the News Friday, "We have a concern about the Hajj and Umrah any gatherings, and I call that wise citizens in the decision to postpone the pilgrimage, if possible, we have the problem of time."

وأوضح أن موسم العمرة سيكون في فترات زمنية خطيرة لان المرض قد يهدأ فترة ثم يعود بضراوة وشراسة في الخريف، حيث سيبدأ من 20 يونيو/حزيران حتى بداية أكتوبر/تشرين الأول، ثم سيتم استئنافه من أول نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني حتى نصف يناير/كانون الثاني. The Umrah season would be in serious periods of time because the disease may rest period and then back fiercely and viciousness in the autumn, which will start from June 20 until the beginning of October, then the appeal will be the first of November until half of January .

وأشار إلى أن بداية الخريف ستكون مع موسم العمرة المكثف العشر الأواخر من شهر رمضان، موضحا أن حوالي نصف مليون مصري سيسافرون ويعودون لينتشروا في كل أنحاء مصر، وإذا كانوا مصابين بأي فيروسات من السعودية فمن الممكن أن يتسببوا في نقل العدوى لحوالي خمسة ملايين مواطن خلال أقل من أسبوع. He pointed out that the beginning of the autumn pilgrimage season, will be intensified with the last ten days of Ramadan, adding that about half a million Egyptian travel and re-deployed in all parts of Egypt, if they are infected with any viruses from Saudi Arabia, it is possible to cause the transmission of approximately five million people in less than a week.

وأوضح أن هناك خطة قومية تم إعدادها مبكرا لمواجهة أي وباء محتمل، وهناك تحرك سريع ورقابة مكثفة وتنسيق في الأداء ومواجهة سريعة وحاسمة لحالات الاشتباه، مشيرا إلى أن وزارة الصحة لديها خبرة كبيرة في الأوبئة عامة. He added that there was a national plan was prepared early to counter any possible pandemic, and there is rapid movement and control and coordination of the extensive performance and respond rapidly and decisively to cases of suspicion, pointing out that the Ministry of Health has considerable experience in epidemiology in general.

Egypt: The fight against avian influenza GOVERNORATES .. Mahlk secret

Friday, May 29, 2009

Follow-up to the provinces

Efforts to combat avian flu in the provinces began to stagnate .. فلا توجد محافظة واحدة أعلنت أنها حققت نقلة نوعية فى مواجهة هذا المرض.. There is no one province has announced that it has achieved a qualitative leap in the face of this disease .. فلم نسمع أن محافظة أعلنت أنها أصبحت أكثر قدرة على مواجهة الوباء.. Did not hear that the province has announced that it has become more able to cope with the epidemic .. أو أنها حصنت نسبة كبيرة من مزارع الدواجن الموجودة فيها.. Or that a significant proportion of vaccinated poultry farms in them .. فكل ما يحدث هو حملات تفتيش تقتحم المنازل بطريقة كثيرا ما توصف بالعشوائية.. What is happening is breaking into people's homes inspections manner often described as erratic .. مع اكتفاء المحافظين بإلقاء التصريحات التى تتحدث عن «الويل والثبور» لكل من يضبط وفى حوزته دجاجة. With only the Conservatives threw the remarks about the «heart and destruction» of each chicken caught in possession. دون الحديث عن تعويض مناسب لهؤلاء المربين الذين يعولون أسرهم من عائد ما تربيه أيديهم من دجاج. Without talking about the appropriate compensation for those educators who are dependents of their families raised their hands as the return of the chicken.

وفى بورسعيد، أفاد مراسلنا محسن عشرى أن المحافظ اللواء مصطفى عبداللطيف طالب رؤساء الأحياء بالتخلص من الطيور الحية بالمحافظة. In Port Said, our correspondent reported that the improved decimal governor, Major General Abdul Latif Mustafa neighborhood leaders called for the elimination of the maintenance of live birds. وقرر صرف تعويض فورى لكل مواطن تم إعدام الطيور التى يملكها. The immediate payment of compensation to every citizen, which was owned by the culling of poultry. لكن لمهندس محمد حلمى أبوالعطا مدير مديرية الزراعة أكد أنه لا توجد أرصدة لصرف تعويضات لمربى الطيور بالمديرية حتى الآن. But Muhammad Hilmi Oboatta Engineer Director of the Directorate of Agriculture confirmed that there are no assets to pay compensation to poultry farmers Directorate so far. وحذر من نفاد كميات المطهرات بالمديرية التى تستخدم فى تطهير البؤر بعد إعدام الدواجن. And warned of depletion of the quantities of the Directorate of disinfectants used to clean spots after the execution of poultry.

وهدد المحافظ جميع المخالفين لقرارات اللجنة باتخاذ أجراءات غلق وإيقاف مزاولة النشاط، وطالب حى الجنوب بتدقيق وتكثيف إجراءاته الإشرافية لمتابعة وضمان عدم وجود بؤر جديدة لإنفلونزا الطيور وحذر المحافظ مدير الطب البيطرى بالمحافظة من التراخى والسلبية فى تنفيذ القرارات.. The governor threatened to all violators of the decisions of the Commission to take action to close and stop engaging in the activity, students checked the neighborhood of the South and the intensification of supervisory procedures to follow up and ensure that there are no new outbreaks of avian flu and warned the governor's director of veterinary medicine and to maintain the negative of inaction in the implementation of the decisions .. جاء ذلك عندما أشار الدكتور ناجى نصيف مدير إدارة الطب البيطرى إلى وجود عجز فى سيارات المأموريات. This came when Dr. Naji Nassif, Director of the Department of Veterinary Medicine to a deficit in cars Almomoriat.

وقال الدكتور كمال النحال رئيس حى الضواحى إنه لا يستطيع دخول منطقة «زرزارة» العشوائية المعروف عن أهلها تربية الدواجن فى كل عشة سكنية، خشية هجوم الأهالى على لجان المتابعة والحملات التى ينفذها الحى. "Said Dr Kamal Nahal suburban district chief that he could not enter the« Zrzarp »random people known to all poultry in the shanty housing, the people, fearing an attack on the follow-up committee and campaigns carried out by the neighborhood.

وفى الشرقية، قال مراسلنا محمد ثروت: إن مديرية الطب البيطرى شنت حملات مكثفة بالتعاون مع مديرية الصحة والمسطحات النهرية ومديرية التموين لمداهمة العشش والأسطح ومحال بيع الدواجن الحية والمزارع للوقاية من مرض إنفلونزا الطيور الذى انتشر بطريقة مذهلة خصوصا بعد ظهور ثلاث حالات إصابة بالشرقية فى غضون شهر واحد. In the East, our correspondent said Mohamed Tharwat: The Directorate of Veterinary Medicine launched a campaign in cooperation with the Department of Health and the bodies of the Directorate of Supply and the river to raid the nests and the surfaces and stores that sell live poultry farms to prevent bird flu, which spread amazingly, especially after the emergence of three cases in the eastern region within a month one. كما داهمت فيه مديرية الطب البيطرى بالمحافظة 400 منزل، وإزالة 500 عشة لتربية الطيور وإعدام 80 ألف طائر مصابة بإنفلونزا الطيور. Also raided by the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine to maintain the house of 400, 500 and the removal of straw for the breeding of birds and the execution of 80 thousand birds infected with avian flu.

وأوضح الدكتور عطية مصطفى، مدير مديرية الطب البيطرى بالشرقية أنه يجرى أخذ عينات من الدواجن، اكشفت إصابتها بمرض إنفلونزا الطيور، مؤكدا اتخاذ إجراءات الحجر البيطرى والصحى على الأماكن المجاورة للإصابات لمنع خروج أى من الطيور المصابة للخارج. And Dr. Mustafa Atieh, Director of the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine that the eastern region are taking samples from poultry, Akeshvt positive for bird flu, saying the adoption of quarantine measures, veterinary and sanitary premises adjacent to the injury to prevent the exit of any of the infected birds overseas.
وفى الفيوم، أفاد مراسلنا ميشيل عبدالله أن مستشفى حميات الفيوم احتجز حالتين مشتبه فى إصابتهما بإنفلونزا الطيور لسيدة تدعى صباح عبدالفتاح أحمد (40 سنة) وابنتها أشجان بركات (7 سنوات) من قرية جرفس التابعة لمركز سنورس. In Fayoum, a correspondent Michel Abdallah admitted to hospital Fayyoum detained two suspected bird flu of a woman called the morning-Fattah Ahmed (40 years) and her daughter Ocjan Barakat (7 years) from the village of the Center for Jrvs Snurs. وتم أخذ العينات منهما وإرسالها إلى المعامل المركزية بوزارة الصحة للتحليل والتأكد من إصابتهما من عدمه. Two samples were taken and sent to labs central Ministry of Health for analysis and to make sure they got or not.

وفى غضون، ذلك أعلن الدكتور أحمد الجوهرى رئيس جامعة الفيوم أن مجلس الجامعة قرر فى اجتماعه الذى عقد أخيرا برئاسته تنظيم ندوات عديدة حول إنفلونزا الخنازير بقرى المحافظة والتجمعات الشبابية والهيئات والمصالح ذات الكثافة العددية لتوعية المواطنين بأخطار الإصابة بهذا المرض وطرق الوقاية منه والسلوكيات الصحية السليمة، ويشارك فى هذه الندوات أساتذة من كليتى الطب والزراعة بجامعة الفيوم. In the meantime, as Ahmed Al-Fayoum University President fundamental to the University Council decided at its meeting held recently to chair the organization of seminars on swine flu many villages and communities to preserve youth and the bodies and interests of the population density to educate the public on the dangers of the disease and methods of prevention and healthy behaviors, and shared professors in these forums and from the Schools of Medicine, University of Agriculture Fayyoum.

ونفى الدكتور حسين صوفى أبوطالب وكيل وزارة الصحة بالفيوم ما تردد عن الاشتباه فى إصابة مواطن من المحافظة بمرض إنفلونزا الخنازير، وأعلن أن المواطن عبدالله محمود أحمد من أبناء قرية الغرق التابعة لمركز إطسا بمحافظة الفيوم قد أصيب بأعراض إنفلونزا حادة وتم احتجازه بمستشفى الحميات بالفيوم ثم تم نقله إلى مستشفى الحميات بالقاهرة واتضح إصابته بالتهاب رئوى حاد فقط. Dr. Hussein denied Abutaleb Sophie and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Fayyoum reports as a suspected injury of a citizen of the province with swine flu, and announced that citizens Abdullah Ahmad Mahmoud from the village of drowning of the Center for Fayoum governorate Ittsa had been a severe flu symptoms and detention fever hospital and then transferred Fayyoum fever to a hospital in Cairo and found acute pneumonia only.

وفى القليوبية، أفاد مراسلنا حسن صالح أن مستشفى حميات بنها احتجز طفلا يدعى محمد أحمد محمود (سنتان) لاشتباه فى إصابته بإنفلونزا الطيور. In Qaliubiya, Hassan Saleh, our correspondent reported that the hospital admitted Benha children allegedly detained Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud (two years) on suspicion of having bird flu. وقال الدكتور عبدالعاطى عبدالعليم، مدير الطب الوقائى: إن الطفل من قرية «أبوالغيط» مركز القناطر الخيرية، وتم سحب عينة منه وإرسالها إلى المعامل المركزية بوزارة الصحة لفحصها. Said Dr. Abdaty Abda'er, Director of Preventive Medicine: The children of the village of «Egypt» Center Qanatir charity, was withdrawn from the sample and sent to the central Ministry of Health laboratories for examination.

وأفاد محمد نصار مراسلنا فى كفر الشيخ أن الدكتور أسامة فريد وكيل وزارة الصحة قد أعلن عن الاشتباه فى إصابة 14 حالة جديدة بالمرض.. According to Mohammed Nassar, our correspondent in Kafr El-Sheikh, Dr. Osama unique and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health has announced that 14 suspected cases in the case of a new disease .. تم أخذ عينات منهم جميعا وإرسالها إلى المعامل المركزية بوزارة الصحة لفحصها. Samples were taken of all of them and sent to the central Ministry of Health laboratories for examination.

وفى المنيا، أفاد مراسلنا ماهر عبدالصبور أن الدكتور مدير إدارة الطب الوقائى باحتجاز أم وطفلتها هما: سيدة مرسى صابر (35 سنة) وابنتها الرضيعة وردة محمد مجدى (سنة ونصف السنة) بمستشفى حميات «دير مواس» بعد ظهور أعراض مرض إنفلونزا الطيور عليهما وأنه تم أخذ عينات منهما وإرسالها إلى معمل التحليل المركزى بالقاهرة.

In Minya, our correspondent reported that Dr. Maher Sabour Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine or detention and her are: Mrs. Marina Saber (35 years) and infant daughter Warda Mohamed Magdy (a year and a half year) hospital fevers «Der Moas» after the emergence of symptoms of bird flu and that they were taking samples and sending them to laboratory analysis, the central Cairo.

Friday, May 29, 2009

avian or swine flu repentance will not enter into a new research

Hisham wrote Alhloti ‮: ‬ Dr. Mohammed Ahmed viruses professor and head of the research team, which ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ produced vaccine ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ Egyptian bird flu, the National Center for Research ‮ ‬ repentance to enter into a new research ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ in the field of avian influenza or pigs ‬ ‮ ‬ viruses to the existence of invisible hands trying ‮ ‬ vigorously to prevent the production of the vaccine Egyptian ‮ ‬ most effectively to make way for the least effective vaccines imported ‮. ‬ and ‮ ‬ pointed out that the protocol signed between the National Center for Research ‮ ‬ and the Holding Company for pharmaceutical ‮ »‬ vaccine ‮« ‬ ‮ ‬ provides the Egyptian production of the vaccine ‮ ‬

There is pressure on ‮ ‬ company to stop production, ‮ ‬ confirmed that the same pressure to permit the import of vaccines ‮ ‬ ineffective led to the spread of the virus in Egypt, ‮ ‬ and injuring a large poultry bird flu immune ‮. ‬

As Head of the research team ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ Egyptian Sirte on the common at the beginning of the work of the Panel on the decision of the Prime Minister not to deal with the bird flu virus, but ‮ ‬ through the Institute of Animal Health Research shows that the decision issued by the Higher Committee to combat bird flu in order to disrupt trying to produce a vaccine Egyptian ‮. ‬

He disclosed that the Group during the period of work exposure to a variety of problems relating to safety and the members of the Panel adopted on ‮ ‬ personal precautions during the work ‮. ‬ They expected around the state on the vaccine, which ‮ ‬ reached and accelerate produced ‮. ‬ The opposite happened and the team was subjected to a war aimed at preventing the production of the vaccine Egyptian ‮. ‬

The team suspended ‮ ‬ research in the field of swine flu because of this war ‮. ‬ and Dr. Mohamed Qtqat Vice Chairman of the Panel that the vaccines currently used ‮ ‬ weak and require re-immunization several times ‮ ‬ cause the length of the poultry carrying the disease, which ‮ ‬ ‮ ‬ sold in markets carrier of the disease ‮.

Egypt: Government warns of complacency in the fight against bird flu

5/29/2009 11:50:00 PM

CAIRO - Editor Masrawy - Dr. Azim warned the Governor of Cairo Minister of inaction in the fight against disease, avian influenza, especially considering that the virus causing the recent rise in temperatures.

وطالب بإنتهاز فترة موسم الصيف لتشديد الإجراءات والقضاء على التربية المنزلية، وهدم العشش ، وعدم السماح نهائيا بتداول الطيور الحية فى الأسواق والمحلات ، ومنع تسريبها من خلال الباعة الجائلين ، مؤكدا على ضرورة مراجعة وتغيير النظام الغذائى والإعتماد على الدواجن المذبوحة المبردة والمجمدة ، وتعزيز إعداد المجازر فى المحافظات ذات المزارع الضخمة ، وإنشاء مجازر آلية ذات طاقات كبرى ، ونقل الدواجن المجمدة منها الى القاهرة مباشرة .

He demanded to take advantage of the summer season to tighten procedures and the elimination of domestic education, the destruction of nests, and not to allow a final circulation of live birds in markets and shops, and to prevent the diversion of through street vendors, stressing the need to review and change the diet and reliance on the slaughtered poultry, refrigerated and frozen, and strengthening the preparation of the massacres in provinces with large farms, the massacres and the establishment of a mechanism with great potential, and the transfer of frozen poultry, including directly to Cairo.

وأشار المحافظ الى أنه جارى العمل حاليا على إنشاء حظائر للخنازير وإعادة تربيتها، ولكن على أسس سليمة وتحت إشراف بيطرى بمنطقة الكريمات والتى تبعد كثيرا عن الكتلة السكنية .

He pointed out that the governor is currently in progress on the establishment of the parks and re-farmed pigs, but on a sound footing and under the supervision of the veterinary and creams which are very distant from the residential block.

وقال وزير أنه حرصا على مصلحة أصحاب المحلات التى تم غلقها لقيامها ببيع الطيور الحية فسيتم إعادة فتحها فى حالة قيام أصحابها بتغيير نشاطها الى نشاط مسموح به ، وقد تم تكليف اللواء عبدالفتاح عبدالعزيز السكرتير العام المساعد للتنسيق مع صندوق التضامن الإجتماعى لتوقيع قروض ميسرة لأصحاب المحلات تتراوح قيمتها بين 15 الى 55 ألف جنيه للمحل لتجديد وتوفير ثلاجات تجميد وتبريد وعرض وخلافه .

The minister said that in the interest of owners of shops which were closed for the sale of live birds will be re-opened if the owners changed their activity to the activity permitted, has been assigned to Major General Abdul Aziz, secretary-General to coordinate with the Social Solidarity Fund for the introduction of soft loans to owners of shops ranging in value between 15 to 55 thousand pounds for the renewal of the business and the provision of refrigerators and cooling and freezing of display, etc..

وأكد المحافظ على الجهد المبذول من جانب القائمين على العمل بمديرية الطب البيطرى وهيئة نظافة وتجميل القاهرة ورجال الأمن على التخلص من الخنازير من القاهرة والتى بلغ عددها خلال مدة لاتتعدى ثلاث أسابيع تم التخلص خلالها من حوالى 28 ألف خنزير بالذبح والإعدام مع تطبيق كافة الأساليب المقبولة للتخلص من الجثث والمخلفات وصرف التعويضات لأصحاب القطعان والمربين بلغت قرابة 5ر2 مليون جنيه تم صرفها نقدا وفوريا.

The Governor emphasized that the effort by the Department based on the work of Veterinary Medicine and the cleanliness and beautification of Cairo and the security men to get rid of the pigs from Cairo, which numbered over a period not exceeding three weeks, which were disposed of about 28 A pig slaughter and death with the implementation of all the accepted methods for the disposal of bodies and the waste and payment of compensation to livestock owners and breeders of approximately 5 .2 million was disbursed in cash and immediate.

كما أكد على أنه تم إخلاء القاهرة من الخنازير ، وأن أى رأس يتم ضبطها بعد ذلك لن يتم تعويض أصحابها عنها ، وسيتم التعامل معها بالإعدام ، وأنه جارى حاليا رفع مخلفات الحظائر بحى منشأة ناصر وإستمرار رشها بالمطهرات والكلور . He also stressed that the evacuation of Cairo, pigs, and seized the head of any later will not be compensated by the owners, and will be dealt with death, and that is currently raising the remnants Brooders Nasser district facility and the continued spraying of disinfectants and chlorine.

وأكد اللواء محمد عبد السلام المحجوب وزير التنمية المحلية أنه تم الإتفاق على منهجية عمل فى مجال مكافحة انفلونزا الطيور على مستوى المحافظات خلال الفترة القادمة ممثلة فى عدد من الضوابط والنقاط المختلفة أهمها

Maj. Gen. Mohammed Abdel Salam Mahgoub, Minister of Local Development it was agreed that the methodology of the work in the fight against bird flu at the provincial level during the coming period represented in a number of different disciplines and the most important points
زيادة المتابعة خلال فترات الصيف رغم انحصار المرض فى هذه الفترات.

Increase during the follow-up periods of the summer, although the disease was confined to these periods.

وأوضح المحجوب أنه لوحظ من الخبرات المتراكمة السابقة خلال الاعوام الثلاثة الماضية وجود تراخى خلال الفترات الصيفية السابقة نظرا لانحصار المرض خلال تلك الفترة ، بينما يزيد فى فصل الشتاء ، مما دعا اللجنة إلى تشديد متابعة عمل كل الجهات على استمرار المتابعة وبجدية خاصة فى الصيف.

The governor noted that the accumulated experience of the former over the past three years and a laxity during the periods preceding the summer because of the disease was confined during the period, while over in the winter, which invited the Commission to tighten up to the work of all parties to continue the follow-up and serious, especially in the summer.

وأشار المحجوب إلى أن اللجنة إتفقت خلال اجتماعها على تفعيل القانون رقم 70 لعام 2009 الخاص بمنع تداول وحظر نقل الطيور بين المحافظات ، وإنهاء التربية فى المدن نظرا للكثافة السكانية العليا بها وغلق كافة المحلات بمدن الجمهورية . The governor noted that the Committee agreed at its meeting on the activation of Act No. 70 of 2009 on the prevention and prohibition of the circulation of the transfer of birds between the provinces, and the termination of education in the cities because of the higher population density and the closure of all shops cities Republic.

وأضاف المحجوب أن اللجنة أكدت ضرورة متابعة التربية المنزلية والعمل على زيادة الوعى بغرض الحد من انتشار المرض وزيادة الجرعة الاعلامية الخاصة بحملات التوعية بمرض انفلونزا الطيور . The governor added that the Committee stressed the need for follow-up of home and work to increase awareness in order to reduce the spread of the disease and increase the dose for media campaigns to raise awareness of bird flu.

كما أكد اللواء محمد عبدالسلام المحجوب وزير التنمية المحلية أن اللجنة العليا لمكافحة انفلونزا الطيور قررت غلق المزارع التى يظهر فيها بؤر مرضية وإعدام كل ما بها من دواجن وعدم منحها تراخيص مرة اخرى إلا بعد As Major-General Mohamed Abdel Salam Mahgoub, Minister of Local Development of the Higher Committee to combat bird flu, which has decided to close the farm where the spots appear and the satisfactory execution of all poultry, not to grant licenses back only after
التأكد من تطهيرها بشكل كامل.

Make sure that cleared completely.

وأشار المحجوب الى إتفاق اللجنة على قيام المحافظات بتكثيف ومتابعة ما تقوم به مديريات الطب البيطرى ومحاسبة المخالفين بحزم ، إلى جانب قيام المحافظات بالتنسيق مع الامن بالتشديد على عدم التداول بين المحافظات وإحالة السيارات المخالفة الى النيابة العامة واعدام ما بها من شحنات دواجن .

He pointed to the governor by the agreement of the provinces and to intensify the follow-up to what is being done by the departments of veterinary medicine and to hold offenders firmly, together with the provinces in coordination with the security emphasis on non-trading between the provinces and the transfer of vehicles contrary to the prosecution, and execution of the poultry shipments.

ومن جانبه أكد إسماعيل خيرت رئيس الهيئة العامة للاستعلامات أن اجمالى الحالات الايجابية المصابة بالمرض حتى الان وصل الى 76 حالة توفى منها 27 حالة منذ ظهور المرض فى مصر فى فبراير 2006 وحتى مايو 2009 مشيرا الى ان معظم الاصابات من الاطفال نتيجة المخالطة الخاصة بالتربية المنزلية.

For his part, Ismail Khairat the head of the Service that the total positive cases infected with the disease have so far reached the 76 cases died, including 27 cases since the disease appeared in Egypt in February 2006 until May 2009, noting that most of the injuries were the result of contact of the children home for education.

المصدر: وكالة انباء الشرق الاوسط Source: Middle East News Agency

Swine flu strikes New York City flu expert's daughter


On Thursday, Scott Harper, an influenza expert at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, was speaking at a symposium on H1N1 swine flu. With 356 confirmed cases in the city, the recent pandemic has been striking close to home. In fact, it recently struck his home.

The epidemiologist was talking about the city’s response to the outbreak at the New York Academy of Sciences, when he let slip the fact that his 9-year-old daughter was ill with swine flu. Scientific American editor Christine Soares was seated in the audience and says “nobody blinked” as Harper casually recounted his all-too-personal experience with the virus.

Swine flu has killed four people in New York State, and hospitalized more than 100, including 10 patients currently on ventilators in the city. The outbreak seemed to be waning in recent weeks, but yesterday the city closed 6 additional schools, bringing the total to 13. Harper has himself been popping up in the news media urging parents with sick children to stay home from school – and he’s apparently heeding his own advice.

“The big picture is not the number of deaths in any given city,” Harper told Newsday on Wednesday, “The big picture is how many cases are coming.”
hat-tip Monotreme

Egypt: Map of 3 Confirmed within 10 Days

Egypt: List of Positive H5N1 Human Cases

This is a listing of cases since Report Date: January 26th, 2009.

  • RECENT CASES:

  • Date of report: 27 May 2009
  • Governorate: Sharkiya
  • District: Village in Abo Hammad district
  • Event summary: Girl, age 4, began experiencing fever on May 23. She was admitted to Zagazig Fever Hospital on May 25. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed May 26. A history of contact with dead and sick poultry was reported. She was reported in stable condition May 27 and was to be referred to Manshiyet El Bakry Hospital in Cairo. The MOH reported this was the 76th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH

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  • Date of report: 27 May 2009
  • Governorate: Sharkiya
  • District: Hehia city urban area
  • Event summary: Boy, age 4, began experiencing fever on May 24. He was admitted to Zagazig Fever Hospital on May 25. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed May 26. A history of contact with dead and sick poultry was reported. He was reported in stable condition May 27 and was to be referred to Manshiyet El Bakry Hospital in Cairo. The MOH reported this was the 75th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH

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  • Date of report: 20 May 2009
  • Governorate: Sohag
  • District: Sohag
  • Event summary: Boy, age 3½, began experiencing symptoms of fever and cough on May 17. He was admitted to Sohag Chest Hospital on May 18. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed May 20. A history of close contact with dead and sick poultry was reported. He was reported in stable condition May 20 and referred to Manshiyet El Bakry Hospital in Cairo. The MOH reported this was the 74th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH

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  • Date of report: 20 May 2009
  • Governorate: Dakahliya
  • District: Sherbin
  • Event summary: Boy, age 4, began experiencing fever on May 18. He was admitted to Mansoura Chest Hospital on May 18. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed May 20. A history of close contact with dead and sick poultry was reported. He was reported in a good general condition May 20 and referred to Manshiyet El Bakry Hospital in Cairo. The MOH reported this was the 73rd case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH

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  • Date of report: 18 May 2009
  • Governorate: Dakahliya
  • District: Meet Ghamr
  • Event summary: Girl, age 4, began experiencing symptoms on May 9. She was admitted to Mansoura Chest Hospital with pneumonia on May 17. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed May 18. A history of close contact with sick poultry was reported. The girl died May 18. The MOH reported this was the 72nd case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH

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  • Date of report: 15 May 2009
  • Governorate: Gharbia
  • District: Mahalla
  • Event summary: Boy, age 3, began experiencing fever and runny nose on May 12. He was admitted to Mahalla Fever Hospital on May 15. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed May 15. His family reported a contact with sick poultry. He was reported in good general condition on May 17 and was to be transferred to El Bakry Hospital in Cairo that day. The MOH reported this was the 71st case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH

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  • Date of report: 13 May 2009
  • Governorate: Sharkiya
  • District: Kafr Sakr
  • Event summary: Boy, age 4½, began experiencing fever and runny nose on May 10. He was admitted to Zagazig Fever Hospital on May 11 and received Tamiflu the same day. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed May 13. His family reported a history of contact with dead and sick poultry. He was reported in good general condition on May 17 and was to be transferred to El Bakry Hospital in Cairo that evening. The MOH reported this was the 70th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH

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  • Date of report: 10 May 2009
  • Governorate: Sohag
  • District: Tanta
  • Event summary: Girl, age 5, began experiencing fever and runny nose on May 7. She was admitted to Sohag Fever Hospital on May 9 and received Tamiflu the same day. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed May 10. Her family reported a close contact with a dead/sick poultry. She was reported in good general condition on May 18 and was to be transferred to El Manshiyet Bakry Hospital in Cairo the same day. The MOH reported this was the 69th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH

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  • Date of report: 23 April 2009
  • Governorate: Gharbia
  • District: Tanta
  • Event summary: Woman, age 34, began experiencing fever on April 21. She was admitted to Tanta Fever Hospital on April 21 and received Tamiflu the same day. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed April 23. She reported a history of contact with dead and sick poultry. She was reported in good general condition on April 23. The MOH reported this was the 68th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH

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  • Date of report: 21 April 2009
  • Governorate: Sohag
  • District: Akhmim
  • Event summary: Boy, age 4, began experiencing symptoms of fever and runny nose on April 18. He was admitted to Sohag Fever Hospital on April 18 and received Tamiflu the same day. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed April 21. His mother reported a close contact with a dead or sick poultry. The boy was reported in good general condition on April 21. The MOH reported this was the 67th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH

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  • Date of report: 21 April 2009
  • Governorate: Kafr el Sheikh
  • District: Kellin
  • Event summary: Girl, age 1½, began experiencing symptoms of fever, nasal discharge and cough on April 15. She was admitted to Kafr el Sheikh Fever Hospital on April 18 and received Tamiflu the same day. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed April 19. Her mother reported a close contact with dead and/or sick poultry. The girl was reported in good general condition on April 21. The MOH reported this was the 66th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH.
  • Related avian case

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  • Date of report: 17 April 2009
  • Governorate: Cairo
  • District: El Marg
  • Event summary: Woman, age 25, 33 weeks pregnant, began experiencing symptoms of fever and cough on April 6. She was admitted to Ain Shams Hospital on April 11 and received Tamiflu April 16. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed April 17. Her family reported close contact with sick poultry. The fetus died, and the woman was reported in very critical condition under artificial ventilation on April 17. The MOH reported this was the 65th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH
  • Update: The patient died 22 (Source: FAO-ECTAD)

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  • Date of report: 15 April 2009
  • Governorate: Kafr el Sheikh
  • District: Kellin
  • Event summary: Woman, age 33, began experiencing symptoms of fever and cough on April 7. She was admitted to Kafr el Sheikh Fever Hospital on April 15 and received Tamiflu the same day. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed April 15. Her family reported close contact with sick and dead poultry. She was reported in a very critical condition under artificial ventilation on April 15. The MOH reported this was the 64th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH
  • Update: The patient died April 24 (Source: FAO-ECTAD)

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  • Date of report: 5 April 2009
  • Governorate: Qalyoubia
  • District: Shoubra el Kheima
  • Event summary: Boy, age 6, began experiencing symptoms March 22. He was admitted to Ain Shams University hospital March 28 and received Tamiflu on April 3. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed April 5. He was reported in a critical condition under artificial ventilation on April 6. The MOH reported this was the 63rd case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH
  • Update: The patient died April 21 (Source: FAO-ECTAD)

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  • Date of report: 2 April 2009
  • Governorate: Beheira
  • District: Kom Hamada
  • Event summary: Boy, age 2, began experiencing fever, cough and runny nose on March 31. He was admitted to Damanhour Fever Hospital on April 1 and received Tamiflu the same day. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed April 2. He reported contact with a dead or sick poultry. He was reported in good general condition on April 6. The MOH reported this was the 62rd case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOH
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOH

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  • Date of report: 1 April 2009
  • Governorate: Beheira
  • District: Kom Hamada
  • Event summary: Boy, age 2, began experiencing fever and cough symptoms on March 27. He was admitted to Naaora Fever Hospital on March 30 and received Tamiflu the same day. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed April 1. He was reported contact with dead and sick poultry. He was reported in good general condition on April 6. The MOHP reported this was the 61st case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOHP
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOHP

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  • Date of report: 26 March 2009
  • Governorate: Qena
  • District: Qena
  • Event summary: Girl age 2½, began experiencing symptoms March 23. She was admitted to Qena Fever Hospital March 24 and received Tamiflu the same day. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed March 26, and the child was referred to Manshiyet el Bakry Hospital, Cairo. Her mother reported the child had close contact with a dead poultry. She was reported in a good general condition on March 18. The MOHP reported this was the 60th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOHP
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOHP

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  • Date of report: 18 March 2009
  • Governorate: Assiut
  • District: El Fath
  • Event summary: Woman, age 38, began experiencing fever and headache March 14. She was admitted to Assiut Fever Hospital and given Tamiflu on March 14. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed March 18. The woman reported contact with dead and sick poultry. She was reported clinically free and in a good general condition on March 18. The MOHP reported this was the 59th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOHP
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOHP

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  • Date of report: 10 March 2009
  • Governorate: Menoufiya
  • District: Menouf
  • Event summary: Girl, age 1½, began experiencing symptoms March 6. She was admitted to Menouf Fever Hospital upon showing symptoms of high fever and cough, and was given Tamiflu. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed March 10. The girl reportedly had a history of close contact with dead and sick poultry. The child was reported in a good general condition on March 10. The MOHP reported this was the 58th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.

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  • Date of report: 4 March 2009
    Governorate: Alexandria
  • District: Amira
  • Event summary: Boy, age 2½, began experiencing symptoms March 3. The same day, he was admitted to Alexandria Fever Hospital and received Tamiflu. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed March 4. His family reported a history of close contact with dead and sick poultry. The child was in a good general condition March 4. The MOHP reported this was the 57th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOHP
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOHP

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  • Date of report: 1 March 2009
  • Governorate: Fayoum
  • District: Youssef el Seddik
  • Event summary: Boy, age 2, began experiencing symptoms Feb. 25. He was admitted to Manshiyet el Bakry General Hospital on Feb. 28. The child received Tamiflu the same day. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed March 1. His mother reported a history of close contact with dead and sick poultry. The child was in a critical condition under artificial ventilation March 1. The MOHP reported this was the 56th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt.
  • Source of report: Amr Kandeel, Undersecretary for preventative affairs, MOHP
    Samir Refaie, Head of Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, MOHP
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    9 February 2009: 1½-year-old boy in Minya (Maghagha) stable with AI

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  • Date of report: 3 February 2009
  • Governorate: Suez
  • District: Ganain
  • Event summary: Boy, age 2, began experiencing symptoms Feb. 2.He was admitted to Suez Fever Hospital on Feb. 3; throat swab and blood samples were taken, and the child received Tamiflu the same day. Infection with avian influenza was confirmed Feb. 4. His mother reported a history of close contact with a dead poultry. The child was in a good general condition. The MOHP reported this was the 54rd case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt. 23 of the cases have been fatal.
  • Source of report: Ministry of Health and Population ESU


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  • Date of report: 26 January 2009
  • Per the Ministry of Health and Population
  • Governorate: Menoufiya
  • District: Shebin el Kom
  • Event summary: Girl, age 2, began experiencing symptoms Jan. 23: She was admitted to Shebin el Kom Fever Hospital and administered Tamiflu the same day. Infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus was confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratory, according to the World Health organization. The MOHP said the girl was in good and stable condition Jan. 26. Her mother reported a history of close contact with sick poultry. The WHO reported this was the 53rd case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Egypt; 23 of the cases have been fatal.
    See related report.