Quarantine authorities: poultry nationwide exposed to bird flu

Quarantine authorities: poultry nationwide exposed to bird flu

JANUARY 01, 2011 08:44

Suspected cases of bird flu reported in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province and Iksan, North Jeolla Province were found to be avian influenza Friday, placing the government on high alert since the disease can affect both animals and humans. It is the first time that Korea has been hit by foot and mouth disease and bird flu at the same time. The Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said Friday that the inspections on suspected cases of bird flu at a duck farm in Cheonan and a chicken farm in Iksan found that they are highly pathogenic strain of bird flu. The deadly strain of bird flu was also detected from dead mallards in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province the same day. The highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is lethal to poultry, such as chickens and ducks, as is highly contagious and has a high mortality rate. The Agricultural Ministry raised its alert level for avian influenza from “attention” to “caution” in accordance with an emergency countermeasure manual the same day. The alert system consists of four stages: attention, caution, warning, and serious. The ministry also set up a countermeasure center for avian influenza. Prior to this, quarantine authorities had culled more than 10,000 ducks and 11,000 chickens in the affected farms in Cheonan and Iksan. The government designated areas within a 3-kilometer radius from the affected farms as risky zones and those within a 10-kilometer radius as caution zones to disinfect the areas and restrict movements of poultry, such as chickens and ducks. Lee Sang-gil, head of the food industry policy of the ministry, said, “Our investigation into the affected farms found that transport vehicles for duck eggs went to the affected farms and four hatcheries in Cheonan,” adding, “We are limiting access to the hatcheries and investigating the possibility of spread of the disease.” The ministry has decided to conduct serum tests for all the chickens and ducks in farms within a 10-kilometer radius from the affected farms. Lee said, “The latent period of bird flu for ducks is longer than a week, so we need more close inspections.” Quarantine authorities said the possibility of bird flu breaking out in areas outside Cheonan and Iksan is very high. A quarantine official said, “The highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza was detected from four wild birds, which are the main culprit of the spread of the virus,” adding, “We should think that the poultry nationwide are virtually exposed to the disease.” The Agriculture Ministry fears a reduction in poultry consumption as bird flu affects both animals and humans. A ministry official said, “Humans are not infected by the disease through consumption of ducks and chickens.” If humans contact infected birds and their feces, however, they can develop the disease. According to the World Health Organization, 447 people worldwide have been affected by bird flu since 2003 and 263 of them died. With the confirmation of avian influenza in poultry, Korea has lost its status as a clean country for bird flu and will face difficulty exporting raw chickens for the time being. Quarantine authorities decided the same day to vaccinate cattle in the four regions affected by foot and mouth disease. Hoengseong had opposed the vaccination for fear of its image as the place for Korean beef production being tainted, but agreed the same day to do so after pigs at one of the farms in the region was confirmed to have infected with the disease. With the agreement, more than 36,000 heads of cattle in more than 1,670 farms within a 10-kilometer radius from the affected farm will be vaccinated. As of Friday, the number of areas vaccinated against food and mouth disease increased to 10 cities and provinces, and additional suspected cases of the disease were reported in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province and Yanggu, Gangwon Province the same day.

#Egypt Death in Fayoum Gov. of #Swine Flu #H1N1

[The closest I came come to this case in my notes is]:

12/27 -
Name: M.H. (10)
Fayoum General Hospital, intensive care.

Friday, December 31, 2010 - 15:32
Died today, Friday, the child "Islam. U. P" (11 years) from the center Sonoras Department of isolation in intensive care for cases of suspected swine flu at a hospital in Fayoum General, and the patient was detained a few days ago on suspicion of being infected with the disease, and was tested samples of its positive injury.

من ناحية أخرى، تم اليوم عزل طفل حديث الولادة يدعى "حازم.ح" للاشتباه فى إصابته بالمرض، كان الطفل يخضع للرعاية بقسم الأطفال المبتسرين (ناقصى النمو) عندما ظهرت عليه أعراض الإصابة وتم عزله بعدما اشتبه الأطباء فى إصابته بالمرض ليتم تقديم الرعاية اللازمة له.

On the other hand, was today isolated newborn child is named "firm. H" on suspicion of being infected with the disease, the child was subject to the auspices of Department of premature infants (under-development) when he showed symptoms of infection were isolated after doctors suspected of being infected with the disease to be providing the necessary care for him .

Report signs of further spread of AI ... Iksan doubt

01/01/2011 00:05:02
farm in Iksan, Cheonan, Chungnam received from the duck farms reported the suspect was confirmed as highly pathogenic AI.
Defense officials, as well as the dynamics that are relevant to farm chickens and ducks in farms, 120,000 were disposed of and buried In the neighborhood of Korea's largest chicken processing company also took an emergency.

Interview: hanyongseop / (shares) Harim Farm Management Team - "how bad the damage would be fine.

Our company is best to avoid spreading any more ... "2.7km away from an outbreak of a poultry farm in Iksan, if Nangsan such as the chicken we have to report suspected jeopsudwae is showing signs of spreading.

As an extra test positive panjeongdwae 50,000 chickens in the farms and to dispose of buried and have been holding an overhaul.

Defense officials watched the trend over the weekend raised broader measures such as determining the disposition of burial is planned

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza confirmed in Cheonan

nationwide spread of foot and mouth disease and Avian influenza in the middle of Cheonan (AI) of the occurrence of a state of panic, Chungnam.

Chungnam-do in 31 days "past 29 days was reported suspected bird flu in Cheonan, if pungse jongohri (ssiohri) swab samples from the farm to the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine of the requested inspection results 'highly pathogenic' was diagnosed," he said.

The farm supplies, Gyeonggi jongraneul obvious place in the hatchery, one of the last 29 days the farm buildings of eight buildings with a dramatic decline in egg production, Chungnam National Veterinary Institute was reported to have.
If pungse yeomarineun 10,850 ducks at the farm dog, as a precaution all of the last 30 days salcheobundoen state.

Chungnam-do this the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was detected on a farm out of the determination of the radius around the farm-to-set up defenses for 10 ㎞ the other hand, went to the emergency meeting measures.

And with this farm, Cheonan jongraneul hatcheries produce obvious jongohri nearby farms were supplied by three places jongohri 20,007 thousand dogs are bred for the salcheobun decisions, mobilizing all employees are working an emergency pest control.

City officials "to pungse farm pest control vehicles for 15 additional units were sent, in two shifts for a while under the former government is committed to the prevention work," he said.

National Veterinary Research and Quarantine of the digital animal disease control system, according to data pungse you farm radius 500m (contaminated area) in poultry farms, no, 3 ㎞ (risk area) in the 16 farms chickens 530,009 thousand horses, 10 ㎞ (boundary ) in the 72 farms that 2,333,227 chickens and ducks, including 28,410 of 2,438,937 poultry were being.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza found in Iksan, Cheonan

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Poultry farms in Iksan, Cheonan, Chungnam, and reported in the highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found to.

Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the duck farm, and Cheonan poultry farm in Iksan gobyeongwonseongin H5N1 type of inspection results turned out to be six million.

Accordingly, prevention authorities within 10 km radius of the farm, set in the prevention and control movement into and started on the other hand, additional burial disposal.

Defense officials previously suspected with symptoms of the flu in Iksan chicken breeders near Berry, 107,000, and a duck farm in Cheonan, Chungnam million birds were disposed of burial in a preventive dimension.

AI to fear ... the peninsula hurricane deopchineun animal disease

2010-12-31 09:14
Iksan is responsible for 40% of the domestic chicken processing industry. Suspect was reported only within 3km radius of the farm and is close to 600,000 chickens are bred and spread in the city now have to salcheobuneul enormous size alone. Near the largest maker of Chicken of the factory is located in Harim.

Suspected bird flu in Iksan, 70.00001 million birds slaughtered chickens

2010/12/30 11:37 KST 2010/12/30 11:37 KST

• Virulent bird found in Iksan Infuruuirusu, increasing tension

Iksan - Yonhap News - 30 suspected bird flu in the field of Iksan Chonbuk chicken species, according to 70.00001 million birds near the farm chicken wings and 70,000,001 chickens are kept in place for this kind chicken slaughter was decided. Announced on 30th street and city.

If this type chickens, chicken's largest maker Korean Harim farm commissioned. Iksan City, who had thousands of chickens have been moved to another farm field a few days ago this type chickens, explained that it would dispose of all chicken farms to prevent both. Harim chicken farms and processing plants are located at a distance of about 600 to 700 meters.

Agriculture Minister and North Jeolla Province dawn Before this day, the other was found dead and about 500 chicken wings in the afternoon kind of place chicken the day before, suspected avian influenza infection and also reduce feed intake in chickens have been delivered by that explained that the birds came out positive antigen test was performed six simple feather 15.

National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Institute is working to inspect and take samples of chickens and the result is likely to leave yesterday afternoon.

作業のようす（益山市庁提供）＝３０日、益山（聯合ニュース） Uno Suyo work (courtesy of Iksan City Hall) = 30, Iksan (Yonhap News)

#h5n1 South Korea-Iksan, 110,000 chickens suspected AI

.. Iksan city official, "Harim 103 artisans commissioned farmers to report suspected AI on the farm I've been here a few days ago near the 201 to be moved to a farm with tens of thousands of chickens as a precaution hwakindwae 6am mobilized 120 personnel in two farms All chickens salcheobunhaetda "he said.

These two farms where the defenses around the city to install security checkpoints around it seven locations within a radius 3 ㎞, 10 ㎞ was installed within the three locations. AI, as well as at the entrance of the farm suspect defenses, while blocking the vehicle entrance of the farm workers work 10 Article 4 names were quarantined. National Veterinary Research and Quarantine of 31 days, especially in the sampling test results prove highly pathogenic in poultry farms in Iksan is a big blow is likely to be inevitable.

Iksan, Jeonbuk 14 city and county, as well as many of the largest poultry farm poultry processing chain, from farms suspected ㈜ Halim, because only 4 ㎞ away. AI reported here came another question in Chapter 500 ㎙ breeder poultry farms within a single place that was not highly pathogenic hwakindwae Iksan, but turns out to be somewhat relieved if 'Animal Disease Crisis Management Practice Manual Standard Manual and crisis response' according to the scale of salcheobunyi is inevitable.

If it turns into highly pathogenic farms suspected hazardous areas (500 ㎙ ~ 3 ㎞ or less) are subject to salcheobun all chickens. Risk of 16 farms in the area more than 5,000 birds in the 570,000 chickens are being bred. Iksan official "boundary region (3 ~ 10 ㎞ or less) to prevent the spread of the AI movement restrictions as a chicken while cargo operations are prohibited because of the loss of farmers seems to be greater," he said.

First Local H1N1 Death for 2010 Reported in Korea

: December 30, 2010

This week Korea saw this year's first death from a locally contracted case of H1N1 influenza. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday a 30-year-old man living in the metropolitan area died early Wednesday after being diagnosed with H1N1 two days before. The man came to the hospital on Monday with flu symptoms, including a high fever and muscle pain and was prescribed antibiotics for H1N1. However, the patient came back to the hospital early Wednesday morning after his symptoms worsened and died while receiving treatment in intensive care. Last month, a Korean actress died of complications from influenza A, but it's suspected she caught the disease in Italy.

Suspected cases of bird flu reported in Cheonan, Iksan

DECEMBER 31, 2010 03:11

Suspected cases of bird flu were reported Thursday in Cheonan, North Chungcheong Province, and Iksan, North Jeolla Province. If the symptoms detected are found to be those of the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza as suspected by the government, Korea could face an unprecedented emergency of being hit by foot and mouth disease and bird flu at the same time. The Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said close inspections of a duck farm in Cheonan and a chicken farm in Iksan are underway. Ducks and chickens in the farms showed symptoms of bird flu such as reduced spawning rates and feed intake and cyanosis in the comb. The final results of the inspections will come out Friday, but the poultry of the affected farms and epidemiologically related farms were culled as a preventive measure the same day. A ministry official said, “The reported suspected cases are highly likely to have a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu,” adding, “We pay special attention to the fact that more than 500 chickens died at the Iksan farm.” In Iksan, a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was detected from mallard feces early this month.

After foot-and-mouth, avian flu feared spreading in South Korea

December 31, 2010

Health officials prepare a pit for slaughtered chickens yesterday in Iksan, North Jeolla, after a local chicken farm reported a suspected case of the avian influenza, the second such case in the nation. [YONHAP] Avian influenza, the bird flu that can also sicken and kill humans, could be spreading in Korea after poultry farms in both South Chungcheong and North Jeolla reported suspected cases, according to the government yesterday. If these poultry farms are confirmed to have the H5N1 flu virus, Korea will be plagued with infectious animal diseases on a nationwide scale, except for South Gyeongsang, South Jeolla and Jeju. Since Nov. 29, foot-and-mouth disease has spread to five cities and provinces and led to the culling of around 550,000 livestock. The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said yesterday that one duck farm in Cheonan, South Chuncheong, and a chicken farm in Iksan, North Jeolla, reported suspected cases of the avian flu virus the day before. Health officials are ramping up quarantine measures in case the two farms are confirmed to be infected. Hundreds of chickens at the Iksan farm have already died. Test results are expected this morning. Health officials in North Jeolla yesterday slaughtered and buried 17,000 chickens at the Iksan farm and 90,000 chickens from another farm within a 500-meter (1,640-foot) radius. A high-ranking official of the Food Ministry who requested anonymity said yesterday, “Although an exact confirmation will come out in the morning, quarantine measures are being carried out with preventive slaughters corresponding to a threat of a plausible influenza pandemic.” A factory run by Harim, the nation’s biggest chicken company, is located about 600 meters away from the Iksan chicken farm, along with a slew of poultry houses the company buys from. If health authorities apply control measures that include killing of poultry within a 3-kilometer (1.9-mile) radius of the infected farm, the losses are expected to be significant. Around 10,700 ducks have been slaughtered at the farm in Cheonan in South Chungcheong. Strict transport restrictions are also in place with quarantine posts expanded. Kim Hong-bin, livestock director for South Chungcheong, said, “As the avian influenza showed up near a wintering place for migratory birds, it is likely that the virus is the highly pathogenic avian influenza. [We will] utilize all manpower and equipment to block the spread of the disease.” Avian influenza can jump to human via feces of infected birds or direct contact with infected poultry. However, antivirals are available. Professor Kim Jae-hong of the College of Veterinary Medicine of Seoul National University said, “If humans get the virus, they show symptoms such as a high fever and cough, like with seasonal flu, after an incubation period of up to 14 days.”

My List of UK Swine Flu #H1N1 Statistics

UK: Flu deaths continue to rise

30 December 2010

Number of victims of this year's outbreak up to 39 from 27 last week, forcing government to adopt new preventative measures

The government has been forced to take new steps to tackle seasonal flu after new figures showed there were 12 more deaths in the past week, and 738 people seriously ill in hospital.

The total number of deaths from this winter's outbreak now stands at 39, up from 27 last week, the Health Protection Agency confirmed.

Of those, 36 died from H1N1 swine flu, which is the most virulent of the two main flu strains circulating this winter. The other three died from Influenza B. All but one of the 39 was under 65, and four were under five years old.

The government will now reintroduce a media campaign to help tackle the outbreak. Labour, which earlier this week claimed the campaign had been axed, accused the government of a U-turn.

Some 61% of this year's victims were in one of the "at risk" groups who qualify for a free NHS seasonal flu jab, which include pregnant women, those with breathing conditions such as asthma and those whose immune systems are weak.

But just two of the 23 individuals had received the jab, which for the first time this year includes protection against swine flu, which claimed hundreds of lives when it began circulating in the UK in early 2009.

The figure serves to underline doctors' concerns that millions of people run the risk of infection, with potentially serious effects, because they have not been vaccinated.

The number of people with known or suspected flu being treated in critical care units in hospitals has jumped from 460 to 738 - a rise of 278 in a week.

Andrew Lansley, the health secretary, has decided to reinstate the Catch It, Bin It, Kill It campaign, urging the public to improve personal hygiene, which was dropped after being used during last year's swine flu epidemic.

The campaign, which cost £609,000 last year, will resume with national newspaper and radio advertisements on Saturday.

The shadow health secretary, John Healey, said: "Andrew Lansley made a serious misjudgment when he axed the autumn advertising campaign to help public understanding of flu and boost vaccinations. But I welcome this U-turn, as late in the day as it will appear to many people."

The Department of Health (DoH) has also asked the government's advisers on vaccination to review whether the flu immunisation policy – which Labour criticised this week for excluding under-fives from those offered jabs – is up to the task of helping to control the current outbreak. A statement from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which is likely to lead to changes, is expected later.

Professor John Watson, the head of the respiratory diseases department at the Health Protection Agency, said: "We are seeing a large amount of flu circulating across the country and would urge those people in an at-risk group to have their seasonal flu vaccine as soon as possible as this is the best way to protect themselves from flu this winter.

"Although there were reports of many people during the pandemic only experiencing mild disease we can't stress enough that flu can be an extremely serious illness for people in 'at risk' groups, including pregnant women, the elderly and those with other underlying conditions such as heart problems, diabetes, lung, liver or renal diseases and those who have weakened immune systems."

He said most people with flu should take plenty of rest, drink plenty of fluids and take over-the-counter pain relievers such as paracetamol, but that anyone displaying severe symptoms, particularly those in vulnerable groups, should contact their GP or local out-of-hours service for medical advice.

"It is important that people do all they can to reduce the spread of the virus and they can do this by maintaining good cough and hand hygiene, such as covering your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough and sneeze, disposing of the tissue as soon as possible and cleaning your hands as soon you can. These are all important actions that can help prevent the spread of germs and reduce the risk of flu transmission," he said.

#Egypt: 22 deaths due to influenza Dakahlia since Nov. 20

Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 16:25

Dr. Ayman Mohamed Ragab, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Dakahlia, that the preservation of recorded on November 20, 2010 until December 29, 1171 the case of suspicion of infection with swine flu "AH1N1", of whom a thousand cases during the last week only from day 22 to December 29, has also been monitor the 22 deaths, all of whom suffer from other diseases or pregnant women except in the case and the only one that died had not been infected with other diseases was a young accountant, was reserved in a hospital in Zagazig.

أضاف وكيل وزارة الصحة: لدينا 3 مستويات للعلاج المستوى الأولى نحجز فيه كل الحالات المشتبه بها ومستوى آخر للعزل والمستوى الأخير يكون فى العناية المركزة فعندما 3 مستشفيات عامة و11 مستشفى مركزى (أ) و9 مستشفيات مركزى (ب) وأنه تم تخصيص 10% من الآسرة فى المستشفيات محجوزة لاستقبال الحالات ومستشفى صدر المنصورة معده لاستقبال أنفلونزا الطيور فقط حتى لا يتم تزاوج بين الخنازير والطيور وأى حالة اشتباه يتم حجزها بالمستشفى. He said Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health: We have 3 levels of treatment at the first reservation in which all suspected cases and another level of segregation and the final level to be in intensive care when the 3 hospitals in general and 11 hospital central (a) and 9 hospitals in central and (b) was allocated 10% of beds in the hospitals reserved for the reception of cases and a hospital in Mansoura equipped to receive the flu so not only is mating among pigs, birds, and any suspected case is booked in the hospital.

وأشار إلى إنه هناك مستوى ثالث للخدمة العلاجية، وهى العناية المركزة الخاصة للفيروس وتحددت بمستشفيات طلخا والعام الدولى وتم رفع عدد الأسرة داخل كل عناية لتتضاعف علاوة على إمدادهم بأجهزة تنفس صناعى جديدة لاستقبال الحالات بكفاءة مميزة. He pointed out that there is a third level of service treatment, a special intensive care of the virus were determined Hospitals Talkha and international public has been increasing the number of the family in care of each double in addition to providing them with a new respirator devices to receive the special cases efficiently.

A state of emergency to cope with bird flu virus in Egypt

December 2010

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Source: Journal of Agricultural

The Department of Health state of emergency to cope with bird flu virus in Egypt to the possibility of its spread in the winter, have been recorded 36 deaths in the country since the emergence of the virus in 2006 until now in addition to 112 cases. Gen. Hassan benign General Coordinator of the Committee on Avian Influenza and the arrival rate of death from bird flu in Egypt to 30% of cases infected when they arrived, the global ratio to 60% in some East Asian countries to 80%.

He noted the continued work of the epidemiological monitoring of the virus in all governorates, in addition to the continued prohibition of education at home and the transfer of live poultry at the level of the Republic.
Dr. Nasr El-Sayed representative of the Ministry of Health of the Committee that will be the continuation of early detection of spread of the virus with the reduction to control the spread of anti-education at home and follow-up epidemiological monitoring for each of the clusters of population and farms, emphasizing that the experience of swine flu in Egypt has developed a trace of the virus, saying that in conjunction With the advent of swine influenza virus were detected 5 thousand suspected case of bird flu and the continuation of the Ministry of Health in tracking the virus in Egypt during the coming winter.

He said Dr. Nasr El-Sayed to that there is no fear or concern of swine influenza virus, especially with the Declaration of the World Health Organization the end of the pandemic flu to become a kind of normal seasonal influenza.
He pointed out that he has to add taste to the taste of seasonal influenza, which has been vaccinated many citizens did during this year, as it does not have any concern to the delegations of pilgrims from the swine flu, stressing that all countries in the world, including Egypt, amended the taste of seasonal influenza, which is vaccination of pilgrims before travel to suit the genetic evolution of swine flu.
As for the drug "Tamiflu" processor for each of the avian flu and swine, he stressed that Egypt has a strategic stockpile of rose of Tamiflu, enough to manufacture one million doses in less than a week Egyptian factories for medicines and that the validity period of up to 12 years to come, pointing out that it is quite adequate in the case of the emergence of avian influenza, or even seasonal influenza.

Suggests Dr. Mostafa Gargi Chairman of the General Veterinary Services that the plan of the Special Body of bird flu, it aims to eradicate the disease and the plan is based on the basic themes are the restructuring of the poultry industry,

which include farms, hatcheries and feed industry, massacres, and marketing, education and rural.

Ttaiwirotover technical capabilities and the physical body and the Gaza production plants vaccine and the Gaza coefficient tests for the continued activation of the Plan of eradication have been made effort significantly towards dealing with patients for finding active and education at home and vaccination procedures, and participate in the culling of infected birds and clean-up and awareness-raising, guidance and ongoing training for veterinarians and technical workers to raise their efficiency and do follow-up to apply the terms of biosecurity on farms and these actions will control of the disease and prevent its spread and to work to prevent the virus mutating into more virulent strains.

There are successful programs of immunization against the disease is communicated to educators abreast and follow-up by doctors Authority and the departments of Veterinary Medicine, assess and gauge the extent of effectiveness of flocks of different fattening and whites, mothers, immunizations are available in the market, but immunization without conditions Biosecurity of no value and this is the case in about 70% of the farms.
The fortifications are imported through the body and Abarh use to further calibrate and find out its ability to fend off disease.
We also attach great importance to the achievement of bio-security conditions as the most important ways to control the epidemic and contagious diseases.

Suspected cases of 26 cases of swine flu Dakahlia

الأربعاء، 29 ديسمبر 2010 - 20:40

Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 20:40

تزايد حالات الاشتباه بأنفلونزا الخنازير فى فصل الشتاء - صورة ارشيفية

Increase in suspected cases of swine flu in the winter - a picture archiving

الدقهلية ـ محمد صالح

Dakahlia Mohammed Saleh

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Hospitals in Dakahlia held today, 26 suspected case of suspicion of being infected with emerging influenza "swine flu 1H1N", was also suspected of wounding 11 citizens from bird flu was out of 17 cases after making sure they are free from the virus.

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Detained in Mansoura fever hospital Nabawi (3 years) and Clbip Elsadne (59 years) and Moza Abdullah (50 years).

In fevers Ghamr wounded by Suheir Ibrahim (5 years) and emotions Mujahid (55 years) and Safia Saad (45 years) and India Jamal (24 years) and the mercy of the fundamental and her twin sister (3 years) and sister Rowan (7 years).

In the kidney, Mansoura University Hospital has been the entry Tony Hussein El Tony (58 years old), Mahmoud Mohamed Sapphire (14 years).

At the hospital, entered the new year, the international two-year-old Mr. Hana, Haitham Sobhy (27 years) and Fethiye Abdul Naeem (54 years), and in the hospital were detained Osama aesthetic Shubaki (27 years).

Injury, a housewife and two children with symptoms of bird flu in the Fayoum

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Posted: Wednesday 12/29/2010

Fayoum Fever Hospital held a housewife city of Fayoum on suspicion of being infected with bird flu, Also detained Fayoum General Hospital, two each age (two months) suspected of being infected with the disease itself. It was Ms. Samia Mohamed Mohamed (35 years) - a resident district accidental - has suffered symptoms similar to symptoms of infection with bird flu, where doctors decided her detention and the withdrawal of a sample and sent to labs central Ministry of Health to make sure of her. The doctors suspected Fayoum General Hospital in injured children from the center of Mohammed Suleiman Sonoras Holiday workshops from the village of Haricy of the Center for Fayoum, where the disease symptoms appeared to them, have been sampling them and sending them to the laboratories of the Ministry of Health to make sure Ibbathma or not.

South Kores - Highest alert level issued for foot-and-mouth disease

By Kim Rahn The government raised the alert level for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) to ”serious,” Wednesday, and established a pan-government crisis center to keep the deadly disease from spreading further. The move comes one month after the first outbreak was reported. The crisis center — comprised of central and local government officials and police officers — will orchestrate quarantine, decontamination, vaccination and all other countermeasures that have been divided up among government agencies. The measures were announced after related ministries held a meeting, and come after the highly contagious virus spread to five cities and provinces after the first outbreak in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, on Nov. 29. This is the first time here for the government to raise its alert level to the highest and form such a task force for an animal disease. Public Administration and Security Minister Maeng Hyung-kyu asked people and cattle farm owners to cooperate in halting the spread of FMD. “To prevent the virus from spreading further, it is required to thoroughly disinfect farm facilities and control access to farms. We ask livestock farm owners to immediately report any cases of the disease to the authorities and actively cooperate in the government’s quarantine measures,” the minister said in a statement. In the crisis center, central government officials will coordinate related ministries and supervise local quarantine operations. Governments in regions where the disease has not broken out yet will also cooperate in operations, Minister Maeng said. Some unaffected local governments have decided to halt the movement of cows and pigs in or out of their regions. More manpower will be mobilized for quarantine operations in addition to some 150,000 officials currently engaged in the work. Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoo Jeong-bok said the government has asked local authorities to minimize public gatherings in order to prevent the disease from spreading via human vectors. Despite such efforts, it is worried FMD will spread nationwide, because the government has not been able to pinpoint why the disease broke out and how it has spread. A cow farm in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, was confirmed to be infected Tuesday. The government has vaccinated 236,000 cows at farms in 12 affected cities and counties. Some 523,000 cows and pigs have been slaughtered and buried so far, and losses are estimated to total 450 billion won.

Highest alert level issued for foot-and-mouth disease

By Kim Rahn The government raised the alert level for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) to ”serious,” Wednesday, and established a pan-government crisis center to keep the deadly disease from spreading further. The move comes one month after the first outbreak was reported. The crisis center — comprised of central and local government officials and police officers — will orchestrate quarantine, decontamination, vaccination and all other countermeasures that have been divided up among government agencies. The measures were announced after related ministries held a meeting, and come after the highly contagious virus spread to five cities and provinces after the first outbreak in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, on Nov. 29. This is the first time here for the government to raise its alert level to the highest and form such a task force for an animal disease. Public Administration and Security Minister Maeng Hyung-kyu asked people and cattle farm owners to cooperate in halting the spread of FMD. “To prevent the virus from spreading further, it is required to thoroughly disinfect farm facilities and control access to farms. We ask livestock farm owners to immediately report any cases of the disease to the authorities and actively cooperate in the government’s quarantine measures,” the minister said in a statement. In the crisis center, central government officials will coordinate related ministries and supervise local quarantine operations. Governments in regions where the disease has not broken out yet will also cooperate in operations, Minister Maeng said. Some unaffected local governments have decided to halt the movement of cows and pigs in or out of their regions. More manpower will be mobilized for quarantine operations in addition to some 150,000 officials currently engaged in the work. Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoo Jeong-bok said the government has asked local authorities to minimize public gatherings in order to prevent the disease from spreading via human vectors. Despite such efforts, it is worried FMD will spread nationwide, because the government has not been able to pinpoint why the disease broke out and how it has spread. A cow farm in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, was confirmed to be infected Tuesday. The government has vaccinated 236,000 cows at farms in 12 affected cities and counties. Some 523,000 cows and pigs have been slaughtered and buried so far, and losses are estimated to total 450 billion won.

South Korea Raises Alert Level as Foot-and-Mouth Disease Spreads Nationwide

Nearly 470,000 cattle, pigs and sheep have been culled in attempt to contain a fast-spreading outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in South Korea.

[Maeng Hyung-kyu, Minister of Public Administration and Security]:
"On December 29th we have raised the alert level of cattle disease to 'red' and decided to form a central anti-disaster headquarters, which will be chaired by the Minister of Public Administration and Security, so that we can use all available resources to help stem the disease."

The disease is spread by a highly contagious virus that affects cloven-hoofed animals. But the disease and meat from infected animals are not harmful to humans.

The government said vaccines would be administered to over 236,000 animals in 12 regions.

The disease has prompted the closure of nearly 100 livestock markets throughout the country and has increased prices of beef and pork. It could cause a rise in exports from the United States and Australia.

Suspected bird flu quarantines South Korean farm

A quarantine zone has been established around a duck farm in South Korea after it reported a suspected case of bird flu.

The farm is in Cheonan, about 90 kilometres south of Seoul.

The agriculture ministry says the ducks showed symptoms of avian influenza

Health officials are testing samples from ducks at the farm, according to the ministry.

South Korea declared itself free of bird flu in August 2008 after the country suffered its worst outbreak of the disease with nearly 8 and a half million birds culled.

#Egypt: 1st Death #H1N1 in Assiut

[My notes have this person as being reported on 12/17. Name: A.P. (34) Teacher at Dairout Preparatory School]

The death of the first case of bird flu in pigs in Assiut

Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 15:20

Recorded today, the governorate of Assiut, the first event of the death of swine influenza virus to maintain a person named "B. A." P, (34 years), the status of Dairout Preparatory School teacher, was suffering from chest allergy, and rheumatic heart disease.

صرح بذلك الدكتور أحمد عبد الحميد مدير الطب الوقائى بأسيوط. This was stated by Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Hamid, director of Preventive Medicine, Assiut.

Health Dhi Qar to take strict precautions against bird flu pandemic

2010-12-29 10:57:33

Nasiriyah (Iba) .. Department of Health initiated the Dhi Qar to take strict precautions to avoid the appearance of pandemic influenza infection.

The Director General of Health Department of Dhi Qar, Dr. Hadi Badr Riahi there are multiple actions taken by the Health Department of Dhi Qar to avoid the registration of any cases of bird flu epidemic across the cities of the province, including the creation of corridors for this disease and provide the necessary treatment to him and the allocation of medical personnel specialized in all hospitals of the province.

Riahi and confirmed that he had been issued orders by the Ministry of Health to prevent the import eggs and poultry meat from countries which show the incidence of influenza epidemics.

He stated that the action came after the registration number of cases of pandemic influenza infection in a number of Arab countries, especially in the states of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, as confirmed by the media. (end) / g / ..

Uganda-Yellow Fever Spreads to Ten Districts

Anne Mugisa
27 December 2010

• THE Ministry of Health wants $35m (about sh80b) to purchase the yellow fever vaccine for 10 districts in the north to stop the spread of deadly viral disease.

The disease, which recurred after about 40 years, has spread to the 10th district of Kotido and cases climbed to 183 from 178, the Director General of Health Services, Dr. Kenya Mugisha, said yesterday.
He, however, said the death toll remained at 45.



Other districts where the disease has been found are Abim, Agago, Lamwo, Kitgum, Pader, Gulu, Arua, Kaabong and Lira.
According to Mugisha, most of the patients were discharged from hospital, but 23 were still being treated at different health centres.
He, however, said if the ministry got $10m (sh23b), it would immunise everybody, which he said is not possible now.
The vaccine, he added, was not available at the ministry because it was not part of the routine immunisations.
Mugisha said the vaccine is available in Kampala City Council clinics and others in Kampala, where people intending to travel abroad have been undergoing immunisation.

Travellers are required to be immunised at least 10 days before travelling. The vaccine protects one for 10 years.
With the latest outbreak, at least 2.5 million people will be vaccinated against the disease in northern Uganda.
According to Mugisha, 2.5 million vials of the yellow fever vaccine will be urgently imported to protect the people from the deadly disease, which is spread by mosquitoes.
The disease, which has a high fatality rate, can kill in a week, according to medical officers.

The ministry, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, the Centres for Disease Control and other partners, is working on the importation of the vaccine, which is expected in the country in January.
Meanwhile, the ministry has asked people to observe precautionary measures to avoid contracting the disease.
These include avoiding mosquito bites, especially during the day, sleeping under insecticide-treated mosquito nets and destroying breeding grounds of mosquitoes, including draining stagnant water and clearing bushes around residences.
The ministry also advises anybody who gets symptoms like fever, muscle and back pain, headache, shivering, loss of appetite and vomiting to immediately report to the nearest health facility for treatment.

Uganda yellow fever outbreak kills more than 40

27 December 2010 Last updated at 13:09 ET
Yellow fever is transmitted by a type of mosquito that is active only during the day
Yellow fever vaccines are being imported for the north of Uganda to inoculate people against the disease which has killed about 45 people.
People began falling ill about a month ago in nine northern districts, the country's health ministry says.
A health official in Kitgum told the BBC the outbreak was confirmed as yellow fever on Christmas Eve.
The disease, transmitted by infected mosquitoes, was last recorded in Uganda almost 40 years ago, officials say.
Task forces have been put in place in the affected districts and isolation units set up.
Bosco Ochola, chairman of the Kitgum task force, said his staff were treating about 65 infected patients.
"This morning we got a phone call from the Ministry of Health that arrangements are being made from WHO (World Health Organization) to bring vaccines to cover the population," he told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme
Yellow fever, unlike malaria, is transmitted by a type of mosquito which is active only during the day.
Radio talk shows and dramas were trying to inform people of this, he said.
The health ministry says at least 2.5 million people will be vaccinated when the vials arrive, Uganda's state-owned New Vision newspaper reports.
The disease has a wide array of symptoms from nausea and vomiting to kidney failure, jaundice and bleeding.
About half of those who develop severe symptoms and are untreated die from the disease

Warden Message-Outbreak of Unidentified Illness Now Confirmed as Yellow Fever in Northern Uganda

U.S. Embassy Kampala, Uganda
Warden Message - December 28, 2010

Outbreak of Unidentified Illness Now Confirmed as Yellow Fever in Northern Uganda
After discussions with the Ugandan Ministry of Health and WHO, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now confirms that the unknown severe illness reported in Mission Kampala’s November 30 Warden Message is an outbreak of Yellow Fever.

Although as many as seven districts are now reporting occurrences - including two possible cases from southern Sudan- almost all of the reported severe cases (characterized by fever, vomiting and bleeding) continue to be concentrated in three districts of Northern Uganda, namely Abim (specifically Morulem sub-county), Agago (Omiya P’Chua, Adilang and Paimoi sub-counties) and Kitgum (Orum, Namokora and Kitgum Town Council).

In light of these findings, the U.S. Mission in Kampala recommends that U.S. citizens residing and traveling in Uganda avoid travel to Northern Uganda unless they have been vaccinated against Yellow Fever within the past 10 years. If vaccinated recently, do not travel to Northern Uganda for at least 10 days after receiving the vaccination. (Yellow Fever vaccinations do not take effect for 10 days.) Only U.S. government officials with Yellow Fever vaccinations are permitted to travel to the affected areas.

For more background on yellow fever, please visit the following websites:

General information:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/yellowfever/

Detailed information:
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2010/chapter-2/yellow-fever.aspx

International response:
http://www.who.int/topics/yellow_fever/en/

The U.S. Embassy in Kampala also encourages U.S. citizens to enroll in the Department of State’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) at https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui/. By enrolling in this program, you will receive important safety and security announcements. It will also help your friends and family get in touch with you in case of an emergency. You should remember to keep all of your information in STEP up-to-date. Please note that it is important during enrollment, or updating of information, to include your current phone number and current email address where you can be reached in case of an emergency.

The U.S. Embassy is located at Plot 1577 Ggaba Road. For after-hour emergencies, please call (256) (414) 306-001 or (256) (414) 259-791, fax (256) (414) 258-451, or email KampalaUSCitizen@state.gov.

UK: Children going back to school 'could trigger major flu epidemic' #H1N1

[I'm not seeing a new number for today, other than the 460 people in intensive care]
28 Dec 2010

The decision not to vaccinate the under-fives against flu this winter risks starting the first epidemic for a decade when schools return next week.

Doctors believe that infection levels are likely to rise dramatically over the next few weeks.

Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, was yesterday accused of “serious misjudgment” for witholding the seasonal flu vaccine from children aged six months to their fifth birthday.

Labour claimed that Mr Lansley probably went against medical guidance in stopping the free flu jab.

The Department for Health said experts had considered offering the seasonal flu vaccine to pre-schoolers, including an element to stop swine flu.

However, the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) decided in the end not to recommend this.

Flu rates already are approaching epidemic status with 18 adults and nine children known to have died.

One in 10 of the 460 patients with flu being treated in intensive care is under the age of 15, including 26 under-fives.

Levels have been rising at a faster rate than before the last flu epidemic in 1999, tripling in the space of the week.

Experts fear the peak of the infection is some way off.

Children and healthy young people are disproportionately affected by swine flu because they have not built up immunity.

Last year, all parents of children aged six months to five years were offered the swine flu vaccine on the NHS.

Seventy children died, but a full scale epidemic was averted.

In January, the majority of members of the JCVI's flu sub-group said it would be “prudent” for young children to be included in this season’s flu vaccination programme, probably by giving them the swine flu (H1N1) vaccine.

However, in July the full committee, which makes the recommendations, decided against passing on that advice to ministers.

The Daily Telegraph understands that the decision was made on cost grounds, with the Government saving about £85 million as a result.

John Healey, the shadow health secretary, called on Mr Lansley to release the minutes of the last meeting of the vaccination committee.

Prof John Oxford, a virologist at the University of London, criticised the decision not to give this year’s flu vaccine – which contains the swine flu vaccine – to children under five.

The decision increased the likelihood of an epidemic because children were so effective at passing it around.

An epidemic is officially declared when the rate of people seeing their GP with flu or a flu-like illness exceeds 200 per 100,000 people in a week. The rate rose from 34.6 to 87.1 in the week before Christmas.