Egypt: Pres. of Gen. Authority of Veterinary Svcs: "effectiveness of vaccines imported w/common type currently may not be feasible in control"

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21 / 3 / 2010
Denied, Dr. Hamed Samaha, President of the General Authority for Veterinary Services at the past, to be removed from office.

And His Eminence for «Egyptian today»: «The issue is not dismissal, but ending the assignment of work as head of the», stressing that the termination of the Mandate was a direct result of his preference for political action, referring to his desire to devote himself to go to the Shura Council elections, scheduled for June.

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In another context, he warned of the danger of His Eminence the current period of avian influenza virus, confirming that it is more aggressive now, explaining that the government's decision to the total elimination of slaughter pigs last year, contributed to reduce the possibility of mutation of the virus through pigs.

The control of bird flu requires the government to act by research institutes in universities and the Agricultural Research Center, with a view to local production of a vaccine suitable for immunization to the virus of this disease which is characterized by constant change, stressing that the local production of a vaccine for HIV is «imperative» to be appropriate for the type strain of the virus locally, noting that the results of the effectiveness of vaccines imported with the common type currently may not be feasible in control.