Destruction of suspected infected ducks. Battambang against avian influenza

Destruction of suspected infected ducks. Battambang against avian influenza

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  2011-11-06 13:34

（ (Cambodia. Battambang) Following the recent destruction of Battambang province, about 4,000 suspected cases of bird flu infected chickens, the provincial authorities once again destroyed on Saturday about 100 suspected infected ducks.

  Shannon County, according to Pakistani province of Battambang town mayor Huang dry as that, since the relevant departments of the county confirmed outbreak of avian flu, the local Veterinary Authority will closely observe the operation started Saturday about 100 ducks suspected domestic infection, so I decided to destroy.

 。 He said that so far, although still not prove that the relevant officials was due to consumption or contact with live poultry infected with bird flu, but authorities are actively counseling to the villagers about the dangers of bird flu and prevention methods to avoid inadvertently infected with the virus.

 Ministry of Agriculture has issued a statement that was included in Battambang province, bird flu high-risk areas, a total ban in the area of ​​poultry sold in the market.

 Statement that "since the 3rd of this month, the Ministry of Agriculture will be in the region within 10 km for 30 days of rigorous research and observation."

  Since 2005, the domestic total of 18 cases of human infection of bird flu, of which 16 were deaths, but since April this year, the domestic total of eight cases of H5N1 avian influenza virus infection, patients were fatal, in which seven patients are children

Cambodia announces bird flu outbreaks in Northwestern part

Also posted today, here

2011-Nov-4
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Avian influenza A (H5N1) virus, or bird flu, has been bursting out in a village in Cambodia's Northwestern part, according to a statement received Friday from the Ministry of Agriculture .

The statement, published on Thursday evening, said the bird flu has occurred in O'Pong Morn village, Ta Kream commune, Ba Nan district, Battambang province, some 291 kilometers Northwestern Cambodia.

Minister of Agriculture Chan Sarun ordered the department of production and veterinary to take veterinary medical measures to contain the outbreaks and to kill all types of poultry in the outbreak area.

"It must be suspension to all trading activities and transports of all types of poultry in the area of 3 kilometers from the diameter of the outbreak point," he said. "The suspension will be in force for at least a month in order to investigate the origin of the bird flu outbreak."

The Bird flu firstly burst out in Cambodia in 2003. So far, 18 persons in Cambodia had infected with the H5N1 virus. Of them, 16 persons were killed, according to the joint statement of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization.

Indonesia: New Location in Bali for #H5N1 #Birdflu Poultry: Gerokgak

Patas Residents Fret

Sari Bloom Hamlet Village District Gerokgak Patas, since this week to fret. Since 30 October, dozens of domestic poultry that are kept residents suddenly died of bird flu virus. Until Monday (7 / 11) yesterday, there were at least 70 chickens died in the village.

Information in the field mentioned, initially residents were suspicious when a number of their chickens died suddenly. Residents suspect that chicken died due to ordinary illness. But after a lot of dead chickens, residents suspected bird flu infected chicken. Residents later reported the death of the chicken to the vet in District Gerokgak. After examination, the chicken tested positive for H5N1 virus or commonly known as bird flu.

Head of Department of Agriculture and Livestock (Kadistanak) Buleleng, Ir. Putu Mertha Life, mentions the death of domestic poultry is known after it received reports from breeders who are members of Group Village Livestock Single Sawitra Patas, 30 October. It has done a rapid test and it turns out that chickens died of bird flu. ''It's positive for bird flu and since there are reports that we continue to observe, do not let the virus spread to other villages,''he said.

According to Mertha Soul, in addition to localize the remaining chickens were still alive, officials Distanak Buleleng keep doing the spraying disinfectant on chicken that is still alive and stable. While farmers were instructed not to sell free-range chicken out of the village to avoid the spread of the virus. ''Chicken carcass was destroyed by fire,''he said.

How does a chicken in Hamlet Sari Village Blooms Patas can be infected with bird flu virus? Mertha Life said it did not yet know the cause of chicken at the Village's Patas contracting the bird flu virus. According to him, the possibility of the virus was spread through the air because in that area every morning to the location of a meeting between the collectors of chicken and chicken seller. ''At the time of extreme weather like this, the virus could have spread through the air,''he said.

Spread news of dozens of chickens died of bird flu in the village of Patas, causing farmers in other villages nearby also restless. In villages in the western part Seririt, some chicken ranchers and domestic poultry claiming fear after learning the bird flu virus spread in Patas. Some people even wanted to sell his chicken quickly before being attacked by bird flu. ''We were afraid the virus spread to Seririt,''said a farmer in Seririt.

Against citizens of the unrest, Soul Mertha Kadistanak advised residents to remain vigilant. If there are chickens died suddenly let alone many, residents are expected to immediately report to the nearest vet. ''We are constantly urges citizens to remain vigilant,''he said. (Kmb/kmb15)

Vietnam: Cancellation lot of drugs against influenza A-H5N1 worth 280 billion

Updated: 07-11-2011 10:02:52

This is suggested by the Health Ministry in the Prime Minister to report on the results of inspection of the drug substance and drug Tamiflu Oseltamivir phosphate influenza A/H5N1 epidemic.

This is suggested by the Health Ministry in the Prime Minister to report on the results of inspection of the drug substance and drug Tamiflu Oseltamivir phosphate influenza A/H5N1 epidemic.

On drug treatment plots than 9.7 million active ingredient Oseltamivir capsules 75mg used against A/H5N1 flu, the Health Ministry said that the research, the active ingredient oseltamivir phosphate recovered from finished drugs have expired use is not feasible, not effective on economy and science.

Ability to recover from drugs active ingredient has expired, the Ministry of Health has authorized a joint venture Company Limited Stada Vietnam to work with manufacturers Oseltamivir phosphate materials in India.

Thereby, the joint venture Company Limited announced Stada Vietnam, the ability to recover from the drug substance has expired only 30%, especially the purity of the recycled materials will not guarantee safety when applied to humans.

Based on the comments above, the Party Civil Affairs Ministry of Health has decided not to recycle, destroy all the proposed lots more than 9.7 million drug Oseltamivir 75mg capsules, worth about $ 280 billion for this drug Lot limited use to May 2 / 2009 and May 3 / 2009.

As known, before the evolution of influenza A/H5N1 in late 2005, the Government has directed the Ministry of Health to urgently reserve and production of Tamiflu medicine Oseltamivir phosphate ingredients for active prevention.

In relation to this incident by the Health Ministry, the Prime Minister recently concluded that corruption is not detected.

According to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, the projected H5N1 influenza situation and proceed with high reserve drugs is necessary to promptly deal with the worst situation possible. However, in the process of implementing the plan at the Ministry of Health has happened a number of errors, defects on the order and procedures. In this regard, the Ministry of Health should review and draw experience.

Also, so far not found a negative corruption in the use of reserve funds for drug production and drug Tamiflu.

About the company involved in manufacturing the drug in this case, the Prime Minister also delivered the relevant amount determined by the Company 2.846.000USD STADA Import / Export Hong Kong's transfer to the Company Stada Vietnam, and the company Imexpharm PYMEPHARCO company is due to discounts or support material loss and on the basis that the proposed treatment as prescribed by law.

The Prime Minister also asked the Health Ministry to recover the amount of nearly 166 million from the four companies involved in production plans have not been into drugs for bioequivalence testing that contains the active ingredient oseltamivir phosphate.

Emergent 2009 influenza A(H1N1) viruses containing HA D222N mutation associated with severe clinical outcomes in the Americas

Huo-Shu H. Houng^{a, ,} , Jason Garner^{b, c}, Yanfei Zhou^a, Arthur Lyons^a, Robert Kuschner^a, Gregory Deye^a, Kristina St. Clair^d, Richard W. Douce^e, Wilson Chicaiza^e, Patrick J. Blair^f, Christopher A. Myers^f, Ronald L. Burke^g, Jose L. Sanchez^{c, g}, Maya Williams^h, Eric S. Halsey^h

a	Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MA 20910, USA

b	United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks City-Base, TX 78235, USA

c	Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Rockville, MA 20852, USA

d	National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MA 20889, USA

e	Hospital Vozandes Quito, Casilla 0691, Quito, Ecuador, USA

f	Navy Health Research Center, San Diego, CA 92106, USA

g	Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System, Silver Spring, MA 20904, USA

h	United States Naval Medical Research Unit Six, Lima, Peru 20521-3230, USA

Received 25 May 2011; revised 2 September 2011; Accepted 7 September 2011. Available online 28 October 2011.

Abstract

Background

During the 2010–2011 influenza season, a small sub-group of 2009 influenza A(H1N1) viruses (hereafter referred to as 2009 A(H1N1)) emerged that was associated with more severe clinical outcomes in Ecuador and North America. Genetically, the haemagglutinin (HA) of this sub-clade was distinct from HAs found in viruses associated with severe outbreaks in 2010 from the United Kingdom and from other global specimens isolated earlier in the season.

Objective

We report the emergence of a novel 2009 A(H1N1) variant possessing a re-emergent HA D222N mutation obtained from patients with severe respiratory illnesses and phylogenetically characterise these D222N mutants with other severe disease-causing variants clustering within a common emerging sub-clade.

Case reports

In early 2011, three cases of 2009 A(H1N1) infection, two from Quito, Ecuador, and one from Washington, DC, USA, were complicated by severe pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation, resulting in one fatality. These cases were selected due to the reported nature of the acute respiratory distress (ARD) that were captured in Department of Defence (DoD)-sponsored global influenza surveillance nets.

Results

Genetically, the 2009 A(H1N1) strains isolated from two of the three severe cases carried a prominent amino acid change at position 222 (D222N) within the primary HA receptor binding site. Furthermore, these cases represent an emerging sub-clade of viruses defined by amino acid changes within HA: N31D, S162N, A186T and V272I. Phylogenetically, these viruses share a high degree of homology with strains associated with recent fatal cases in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Discussion

Previously, enhanced virulence associated with the change, D222G, has been clinically linked to severe morbidity and mortality. Initial observations of the prevalence of a novel sub-clade of strains in the Americas suggest that viruses with a re-emergent D222N mutation may too correlate with severe clinical manifestations. These findings warrant heightened vigilance for emerging sub-clades of 2009 A(H1N1) and presumptive clinical implications.

Recombinomics: RBD Changes In 2011 H5N1 Fatal Cluster In Bali Indonesia

Recombinomics Commentary 14:30
November 7, 2011
The Indonesian Ministry of Health, (NIHRD-MOH) has released HA sequences (A/Indonesia/NIHRD11766/2011, A/Indonesia/NIHRD11771/2011, A/Indonesia/NIHRD11815/2011) at GISAID from the H5N1 cluster (5F, 10M, 25F) in Bali (collected on October 7 and 16). The Indonesian MoH is commended for the rapid release of these important sequences.

The sequences had a series of receptor binding domain changes flanking position 190 (D187N, A188G, R193M). This series is remarkable similar to changes associated with the fixing of oseltamivir resistance in seasonal H1N1 (all HA sequences changed position 193 (A193T) with a variety of combinations at positions 187, 189, and 196).

R193M was also present (see list here) in the 2011 West Java sequence (A/Indonesia/NIHRD11073/2011) recently released, as well as the prior human 2008 sequence from Indonesia (A/Indonesia/7261/2008, A/Indonesia/7272/2008, A/Indonesia/8228/2008), and escape mutant from the second confirmed human case (37M) in Indonesia, A/Indonesia/05/2005, which was also a cluster.

The finding of an R193M escape mutant, as well as the presence of this receptor binding domain change in recent human cases, including the Bali cluster raises pandemic concerns.

Vietnam: #H5N1 No Vaccine Nghe An: Xuan Quynh (Luu)

On the morning of 27/10, the Steering Committee Prevention District, Department of Agriculture, Veterinary Station has instructed CPC Xuan Quynh implementing measures against bird flu, and has handled the entire destruction of the flock Vũ Văn Vịnh households 272 children, 174 households Le Van Thanh children. Xuan Quynh immediate neighborhood meetings to inform the disease situation in the commune and district levels recommended spray disinfection for the neighbors not being diseased. However, from 30/10 to now, the epidemic continues complicated, constantly increasing number of households with diseased poultry, must be destroyed. At noon on 6 / 11, epidemics have occurred throughout the four neighbors, including neighbor 2, 3, 6, 9, with the total poultry population was destroyed 1,853 children, in addition, no conclusions before service Veterinary medical agencies, people were self-destroyed more than 1,000 ducks, thousands died.The commune has concentrated lime and disinfectant spray, spread limit, require the owners kept breeding ducks at home, do not drop out co-duck assignment of neighbors closely monitor growth running at the same flock, breeding duck population at the situation promptly reported to the cooperative process.

Ms. Flowers (2 Quynh Xuan village) spread lime disinfection after destruction
whole poultry.

Le Anh Xuan Thanh-neighbor two, said: My family duck farming 600 meters, on 17/10/2011, ducks, few signs of food, a day after that duck standing ru, hot sauce, I ran into the station Quynh Luu district veterinary drugs taken together with cholera and pasteurellosis in ducks injected. After injection, occurs more ducks died, killed on each day, less than 100 children. On 18/10, reported to the CPC family Xuan Quynh. Social report to the district for inspection at the Forum, to take the test samples, on 26/10 with positive test results H5N1. At that time the family flock of 600 children all died. Earlier, more than 400 ducks killed children, self-destruction of the family, commune and district until the organization destroyed only 170 children. 430 dead ducks so that the family must be destroyed is not supported, it is a disadvantage for us, was hardly more difficult as well.

Nguyen Thi Hoa-neighbor two said: General chicken, duck, my family has 355 children, including 80 children chickens, weighing over 2 kg / pig; now 110 thousand children, weighing over 3 kg / I; laying flock has 80 children and 85 duck meat. Now destroy all the 355 children, but to the commune and district records destroyed, only 255 children, earlier than 100 chickens, duck family have to die to destroy are not included support. Now the empty cages, so many days of effort and money into day care is indicative of the number 0.

Currently, Xuan Quynh people are worried about raising environment is not guaranteed, daily contact with poultry, fear of disease risk to humans. Furthermore, chickens, ducks and healthy housing to date, selling harvest but no one bought, very difficult for farmers, especially poor households are in debt like money, food money today is full of hardships , in distress. The Government should look for money to support the destruction of people, help them stabilize their lives somewhat.

On 31/10/2011, the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district has power of 12 on the implementation of measures to prevent and combat avian influenza. Accordingly, direct Xuan Quynh localized epidemics have occurred, close supervision, no doubt selling poultry diseases and the rapid destruction of poultry outbreaks in the direction of the Animal HealthOrganization of sanitation, disinfection, sterilization entire commune. Spread lime on the main street, neighbors are translated region occurs. Organization bird flu vaccine to control the epidemic around the epidemic ...

However, our discussions with Mr. Ho Nghia Binh-station chiefs Veterinary Quynh Luu, said: From 2003 to 2010, injection rooms have 2 times / year to flocks of the district. But in 2011, Veterinary direct suspension no vaccine for avian influenza vaccine efficacy was high not so long.Therefore, the current outbreak in the province Xuan Quynh no vaccine for vaccination should offer extended, spread rapidly. Solutions to overcome the current implementation is only in the stages such as destruction of the sick, disinfection, banned from circulation and movement of poultry in the epidemic, positive propaganda for people to understand the situation HPAI is happening in the area ... According to Mr. Binh, if any vaccine inoculation, within a week will control the disease. So, that means putting out bird flu in the current Xuan Quynh could only hope in the natural immunity of poultry (.!)

Arabic CNN: Raises #birdflu panic Egyptians again #H5N1

Monday, November 7, 2011

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) - back atmosphere of panic for the control of the Egyptians, again, for fear of an outbreak of "bird flu", with a statement the World Health Organization for the emergence of new cases of the deadly virus, amid reports about the death of three children of one family , suspected of being infected.

The World Health Organization said in a statement on its official, it had received a communication from the Ministry of Health in Egypt, reflecting a new case of human infection with the virus A (H5N1) avian influenza, and said it to a child in the first year, from the center of "camp" province "Western", north of Cairo.

She said that the child developed symptoms on 17 September / September last, and was admitted to the hospital in 21 of the same month, where he underwent treatment with the drug "oseltamivir", and left the hospital on the twenty fifth of the same month, after the completion of treatment until fully recovered.

The statement pointed out that the investigations showed that the child became infected as a result of mixing of poultry are raised near the house of his family, have been confirmed infected with bird flu by the Central Laboratory of the Egyptian Public Health, which is one of the centers of the global network for surveillance of influenza, sponsored by the World Health Organization.

Furthermore, local media reports said the death of three children of one family, aged six years, province of "Fayoum", south of the Egyptian capital, earlier this week, as a result of infection with symptoms similar to gastroenteritis and influenza.

The newspaper "Al Ahram", the leading Egyptian newspaper, that the Directorate of Health to maintain held an emergency meeting Friday to discuss the reasons for the deaths of three children, and symptoms of the disease, which infected, and causes of death, as well as preparations for the Directorate to address the "bird flu", and how to prevent it.

However, the acting director of health in Fayoum, Dr. Anwar Al Swaify, ruled out that these children have died as a result of bird flu, saying the family did not raise birds, and noted that samples were taken from the children for analysis to determine the real cause of death.

According to WHO estimates it out of a total of confirmed cases of bird flu in Egypt so far, and Of the 152 cases, 52 cases of which led to the death.

According to the WHO, in the previous estimates, the virus has infected 565 people in various parts of the world, since its inception in 2003, and led to the deaths of 331 people.

The influenza virus causes images directly and indirectly, in the execution of more than 400 million birds and poultry, causing economic losses estimated at $ 20 billion.

Vietnam: Quang Ninh: Mong Cai: Confirmed #birdflu #H5N1

Updated at 05:41, Monday, 07/11/2011 (GMT +7)
According to the provincial Veterinary Bureau, recently, in the commune of Hai Dong (TP Mong Cai) has emerged avian influenza. In Bui Ngoc Le family, residing in the village commune has nearly 6 400 chickens died abnormally. Through sample testing, authorities determined the number of chickens died due to flu. Soon, local government and industry continue to function test, sample poultry in the commune and found more than 400 other birds showing signs of disease. The whole of this poultry (270 chickens and 160 ducks) has been destroyed. Preventive measures such as zoning, objectives coincide decontamination was implemented expeditiously in accordance with the outbreak.

The bird flu appeared in the area of ​​Mong Cai at this time that, apart from on its proper season (cold weather) as a rule for many years, but may be due to another cause, such as Mong Cai are areas with large poultry smuggled across the border. Number of poultry products is mostly disposed of livestock facilities abroad; along with poultry products (eggs, organs) are not quarantined. So not eliminate pathogens have followed this path to infect domestic poultry in the area and also very easy to penetrate further inland.

Avian influenza and harmful effects how to produce, livestock, health and consumer food market really can not forget the people, by the previous epidemic season many farmers have been operating as it stands. Moreover the H5N1 bird flu virus is causing disease in humans.

Currently new-onset disease and in a narrow range, so should be controlled, preventing even one effective way to not spread to other locations. Along with it branches and localities have had the old epidemic to strengthen inspection and supervision of the poultry to promptly detect, when handling the seeds, signs of the disease. And another thing is equally important to continue raising awareness, prevention of all people with the disease by focusing, promoting advocacy and guidance. The management and prevention of poultry and poultry products smuggled across borders must be tightened so as not to spread germs in the area ...

Vietnam: Quang Ngai: 2 districts Confirmed #birdflu #H5N1

Nguyen Dinh Tuan, the Director of Animal Health Department said Quang Ngai, on 11/06, the province found two more districts and Nghia Binh Son district has bird flu, bringing the total number of local flu poultry on three districts.

At Tu Nghia District, bird flu was discovered in 2700 the flock rises Chung family's third team, and population groups An Bang, Song Ve town. In Binh Son district, bird flu was discovered on the flock of three households in Binh Trung and Binh Chanh with a total of 4,000 poultry infected children. Immediately after the determination of avian influenza, veterinary stations Nghia and Binh Son district has culled all poultry infected with numbers, and zoning and disinfect the surrounding area to prevent disease from spreading.

Vietnam: Nghe An: Confirmed #Birdflu #H5N1 in Quynh Luu

According to test results of the Animal Health Agency Region 3 is the phenomenon of birds stop eating and then lying limp mortality in Xuan Quynh, Quynh Luu district H5N1 flu. His family in Le Van Thanh hamlet 2, Xuan Quynh raise 600 laying ducks. 21/10 morning, his flock show signs of anorexia, is not going to limp. Five days later, flock mortality. Received, the CPC with Quynh Xuan Quynh Luu district Veterinary Station to inspect and take samples sent for testing. The results show that the family's flock Thanh positive for H5N1 avian influenza. The number of infected ducks were destroyed ...

As an agricultural cooperative with two noses are the owner of the plant and animal husbandry Xuan Quynh always herd of cattle and large poultry. In 2011, Xuan Quynh has 11,000 chickens and 4,000 ducks. But the last round of vaccination Xuan Quynh only 1,000 doses of vaccine for H5N1 avian influenza. Thus the commune is still nearly 16,000 chickens and ducks have been vaccinated. Prior H5N1 influenza epidemic outbreak and are complicated, Quynh Xuan commune in collaboration with District Veterinary Station and direct neighbors closely monitor the epidemic in poultry.

Influenza Combined with MRSA Increased Death Risk Among Children During 2009 H1N1 Pandemic

Posted by Roberta Seldon on November 7, 2011 2:58 AM

 

 

 

A young boy receives an H1N1 Flu vaccine shot from a nurse at Carlin Springs Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia.

Simultaneous infection of the H1N1 influenza and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) increased the risk for flu-related mortality 8-fold among previously healthy children during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to research led by Children's Hospital Boston.
With emergency funding from the National Institutes of Health, study leader Adrienne Randolph, MD, MsC, of the Division of Critical Care Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston, and her colleagues in the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigator's Network tracked 838 children admitted to 35 pediatric ICUs around the country with probable 2009 H1N1 influenza from April 2009 to April 2010.

The median age of the critically-ill children was 6 years. Most had respiratory failure, two-thirds required mechanical ventilation, and some required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for advanced cardiac and respiratory support.
Their disease progressed rapidly, and 75 children (9 percent) died, two-thirds of them within two weeks of ICU admission.
"Some children were quickly overwhelmed, and many died despite centers doing everything to save them," Randolph said, according to a press release. "Early in the pandemic, centers were worried that they would run out of ventilators, that they would run out of ICU beds.".... 

http://www.thirdage.com/news/influenza-combined-with-mrsa-increased-death-risk-among-children-during-2009-h1n1-pandemic_11-07-2011

3 deaths in Egypt from #H5N1

3 deaths in Egypt from Bird flu

Sunday, November 6, 2011 Orchid Ashraf and 3 children died after contracting a disease with symptoms similar to bird flu, samples were taken for analysis of the children and find out real reason of death, and where today the declaration of emergency in Fayoum Directorate of Health. - On the other hand, the Ministry of Health has learned that the family of 3 children do not raise birds, and cause of death remains unknown until the start racing in the knowledge of death as soon as the analysis of samples taken from them.

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Bird flu in Cambodia

Monday, 07 November 2011 02:34

The owner of a poultry farm in Battambang is denying allegations that he tried to keep an outbreak of bird flu at his farm secret, and that he sold hundreds of sick or dead birds for consumption in the provincial capital before the H5N1 outbreak was detected.Sar Ratha, owner of the poultry farm in Banan district’s Ta Kream commune, said the birds were too young to sell. “They were just chicks, about one month old,” he told the Post yesterday. “We did not sell them to people to eat.”

The allegations were made by a Ta Kream commune councillor who requested anonymity. He alleged that Sar Ratha tried to keep the outbreak secret and said that hundreds of dead and sick chickens were secretly transported at night to Battambang town before animal health officials visited the farm.
“Only 4,158 birds were incinerated on Friday, and 1,500 birds died before then. They were sold in Battambang town at night,” he said, adding he had received this information from employees of the poultry farm.

Banan district police chief Buth Sambo said that 1,500 chickens had died or became sick late last month and that about 4,150 other birds at the farm were incinerated on Friday after officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries found the H5N1 virus in dead and sick birds at the farm.

Cheam Chansophoan, director of the provincial agricultural department, said that the virus had not been detected in any people. “The farm was carefully cleaned, and we are not so worried about infection [of people] because it is located far away from villagers’ homes,” he said, adding that the ministry notified residents in the area to be alert for signs of bird flu.

Neang Kan, a veterinarian at Ta Kream commune, said that the outbreak began on October 25 but was not reported until five days later.

“We are working very hard to prevent infection of people, because when the sick birds are sold, people may get infected. This is a very dangerous situation,” he said.

Sar Ratha also said that he lost US$15,000 due to the H5N1 outbreak, the first one detected in Battambang, which resulted in the incineration of more than 4,000 chickens at his farm in Banan district on Friday.

Ly Sovann, deputy director of the health ministry’s communicable disease control department, said no people in the outbreak area had tested positive for the virus.

Teams of health officials and veterinarians were working in tandem to prevent the outbreak spreading, he said.
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No bird flu outbreak in Ohangwena

Posted on Mon, 07 Nov, 2011

Author:

Merja Iileka - Oshakati

Rumours of a bird flu outbreak in the Ohangwena region have been nipped in the bud by officials from both the Ministries of Agriculture and Health.
Attempts to clear the air follows mounting panic in the Ohangwena region that bird flu – supposedly from neighbouring Angola – has affected chicken and possibly human beings.
As a result of the allegations on both sides of the border, a number of Angolan nationals have been spotted crossing the Santa Clara border post into Namibia wearing face masks to “prevent a deadly infection”.
“No one wants to take chances. If it’s not swine flu it is bird flu,” said a resident of Oshikango.Deputy Director of Veterinary Services and Animal Disease Control in the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Johnny Shopala has, however, spelled out in no uncertain terms that although there have been recent unconfirmed reports from neighbouring South Arica of bird flu in ostriches, Namibia has not received any reports on bird flu cases.
“There have been no reports of bird flu in animals in Namibia. If it’s in humans, than it is dealt with by the Ministry of Health and Social Services and they should be able to give clarity on that,” said Shopala.
The H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, can prove deadly to human beings if the virus combines with human varieties of flu and undergoes a mutation allowing it to jump from human to human.
Although Namibia has been on avian flu alert following an outbreak of the disease in South African in 9 April 2011, no cases have been detected within the Namibian borders.
Acting Ohangwena Health Regional Director, John Hango, said although the region has been dealing with cases of swine flu, also known as H1N1 flu, no bird flu in human cases have yet been reported to his department.
Hango said it was most likely that people mistook the announcement of H1N1 for H5N1, which is bird flu.
“Yes, I can confirm an outbreak of swine flu, but definitely not bird flu,” said Hango.

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Egypt: Confirmed Human Cases For 2011

Egypt H5N1 2011

Confirmation #; Status; Date reported

4/13: Total #141

Dakahlia Gov

Confirmed #119 – Died [12/16]

12/26 – confirmed bird flu

Name: Shahat (40)

From: Zhaerp Balsnellowin

Adm: 12/30/10

Onset: 12/25/10

Hospital: International Mansoura

Confirmed: Positive [http://tinyurl.com/28n8kus]

DOD: 1/2/2011

Notes: WHO update #40

Confirmed #123

Name: 26 yo Female

From: Dakahlia Gov.

Adm: 1/23

Onset: 1/18

Notes: Recovered; Discharged 2/7.

Confirmed #129 – Died [2/28]

Name: 17 yo female

From: Dakahlia Gov.

Adm: 2/26

Onset: 2/24

DOD: 2/28

Notes: WHO Update #46

Giza Gov

Confirmed #120

Name: Boy (10)

From: Giza Gov.

Adm: 1/8

Onset: 1/5

Confirmed: Positive

Notes: Stable condition WHO update #41

Confirmed #132

Name: 28 yo female

From: Gize Gov.

Adm: 3/10

Onset: 3/8

Notes: Stable condition. WHO Update #48

Alexandria Gov.

Confirmed #121

Report Date: 1/19/11

Name: Child (1 ½)

From: Al Iskandariyah*

Adm: 1/13

Onset: 1/12

Hospital: Alexandria

Sym’s: high temp, cough, cramps, febrile convulsion

Notes: exposure to infected chicken/duck. Stable condition.

· FAO Site: http://tinyurl.com/4l8dtx5

Confirmed #136

Name: 34 yo female

From: Alexandria Gov.

Adm: 3/15

Onset: 3/9

Notes: Still under treatment. Stable condition. WHO Update #49

Confirmed #144 – Died (5/9)

Name: 30 yo female

From: Amria District

Adm: 5/3

Onset: 4/26

DOD: 5/9

Notes: WHO Update #52

Gharbia Gov.

Confirmed #122

Report Date: 1/26/11

Name: Youssef Nasr (7)

From: Gharbia

Adm: 1/20

Onset: 1/20

Hospital: Bmschwiy Mahalla and Tanta Fevers

Notes: Stable condition. Exposed to infected poultry.

WHO Update #43

Confirmed #152

Report Date: 11/2/11

Name: 1 yo Male

From: Mahala District

Adm: 9/21

Onset: 9/17

Notes: Recovered. Discharged 9/25. Contact with poultry. WHO Update #56.

Menofia Gov.

Confirmed #124 – Died (2/5)

Name: 45 yo Male

From: Menofia Gov.

Adm: 1/26

Onset: 1/20

DOD: 2/5

Confirmed #139

Name: 2 yo female

From: Menofeya Gov.

Adm: 3/27

Onset: 3/26

Notes: Stable condition, still under treatment. WHO Update #50.

Confirmed #146 [Died 5/29]

Name: 21 yo pregnant woman

From: Menofia Gov.

Adm: ?

Onset: 5/21

DOD: 5/29.

Notes: Same onset as Confirmed #147. WHO Update #53.

Confirmed #147

Name: 16 yo boy

From: Menofia Gov.

Adm: ?

Onset: 5/21

Notes: Critical Condition. Same onset as Confirmed #146. WHO Update #53

Damiata Gov.

Confirmed #125

Name: 4 yo male

From: Menofia Gov.

Adm: 2/16

Onset: 2/14

Notes: Stable Condition

Sharkia Gov

Confirmed #126 – Died (3/3]

Name: 32 yo female

From: Sharkia Gov.

Adm: 2/14

Onset: 2/10

Notes: Critical Condition. WHO Update #45

El Sheikh Gov

Confirmed #127

Name: 2 yo male

From: Kafr Elsheikh Gov.

Adm: 2/20

Onset: 2/18

Notes: good condition. WHO Update #45

Confirmed #137

Name: 30 yo female

From: Kafr El-Shaikh Gov.

Adm: 3/15

Onset: 3/7

Notes: Discharged 3/27. WHO Update #49.

Beheira Gov.

Confirmed #128

Name: 17 yo female

From: Behira Gov.

Adm: 3/1

Onset: 2/27

Notes: Stable condition. WHO Update #46

Confirmed #133

Name: 4 yo female

From: Behira Gov.

Adm: 3/7

Onset: 3/5

Notes: Recovered & discharged. WHO Update #48.

Confirmed #134

Name: 1 yo male

From: Behira Gov.

Adm: 2/16

Onset: 2/14

Notes: Discharged 2/22. WHO Update #49.

Confirmed #135

Name: 3 yo female

From: Behaira Gov.

Adm: 3/12

Onset: 3/10

Notes: Discharged 3/18. WHO Update #49

(WHO note: The previous two cases are from the same district but different villages and they are not relatives)

Confirmed #138 – Died 3/28

Name: 20 yo female

From: Behaira Gov.

Adm: 3/19

Onset: 3/14

DOD: 3/28

Notes: WHO Update #50

Confirmed #140

Name: 55 yo female

From: Behaira Gov.

Adm: 3/22

Onset: 3/20

Notes: Recovered & discharged 4/5. WHO Update #50.

Confirmed #151

Name: 6 yo female

From: Demnhoor District

Adm: 7/?

Onset: 7/12

Notes: Discharged 7/30. WHO Update #55. Contact with poultry suspected to have bf.

Ismailia Gov.

Confirmed #130

Name: 38 yo female

From: Ismailia Gov.

Adm: 3/7

Onset: 3/1

DOD: 3/11

Notes: Exposure to poultry. WHO Update #47.

Suez Gov.

Confirmed #131 – Died (3/13)

Name: 32 yo male

From: Suez Gov.

Adm: 3/12

Onset: 3/8

DOD: 3/13

Fayoum Gov.

Confirmed #141

Name: 1 yo male

From: Fayoum Gov.

Adm: 3/28

Onset: 3/20

Notes: Still under treatment, in stable condition. WHO Update #50

Confirmed #142 – Died 4/7

Name: 29 yo male

From: Fayoum Gov; Wadi Elrian area

Adm: 4/4

Onset: 4/1

DOD: 4/7

Notes: WHO Update #51

Confirmed #143

Name: 1 ½ year old malee

From: Fayoum Gov; Sennores District

Adm: 4/11

Onset: 4/9

Notes: Stable condition, under treatment. WHO Update #51.

Aswan Gov.

Confirmed #145

Name: 40 yo woman

From: Aswan Gov.

Adm: hospitalized

Onset: 5/14

Notes: Recovered, discharged. WHO Update #53.

Qulubiya Gov.

Confirmed #148 [Died 6/5]

Name: 31 yo male

From: Qulubiya Gov.

Adm:

Onset: 5/21

DOD: 6/5

Notes: WHO Update #52

Cairo Gov.

Confirmed #149 - [Died 6/2]

Name: 32 yo man

From: Cairo Gov.

Adm:

Onset: 5/23

DOD: 6/2

Notes: WHO Update #52. Quote from source: “The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported a fatal H5N1 infection in an Egyptian patient from Cairo governorate in a Jun 8 report, with few other details available other than a May 23 observation date. It's not clear if the WHO and FAO reports are referring to the same patient.”

Qena Gov.

Confirmed #150 [Died 6/14]

Name: 27 yo male

From: Deshna district

Adm: 6/13

Onset: 6/5

Died: 6/14

Notes: WHO Update #54