Captain veterinarians reject the decision of "agriculture" to restart the slaughter pigs
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 14:44
Dr. Sami Taha captain veterinarians
Rejection of Dr Sami Taha, Captain veterinarians, decision of the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation to open and run the lines of slaughter pigs governorates of Cairo and Alexandria, while not eliminated the government of the hotbeds of avian and swine, and continued: "The decision whether or not is not the responsibility of the Minister of Agriculture, but the responsibility of Board of Veterinary Medicine. "
The captain veterinarians, in remarks for the "seventh day", that the body of Veterinary Medicine made the decision after meeting pig farmers close all slaughterhouses to prevent the outbreak of the disease and the high pace to end the epidemic, and continued: "There are no farms pigs in Egypt, but mounds of garbage they live pigs, and thus there is no reason to restart the metaphor again. "
The Minister of Agriculture Mr. Mohammad Reza Ismail took the decision to open and run the lines of slaughter pigs governorates of Cairo and Alexandria, and was to send a picture for each of the two provinces the decision to work during the coming period.
The issue had been decision to close slaughter pigs since 2009 following the outbreak of swine flu.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
EGYPT-Bird flu back again #H5N1 #BIRDFLU
The emergence of new positive focus of the bird flu Menoufia
Monday, January 23, 2012 - 15:06
Bird flu back again
Menoufia - Zeinab Abdel Rahman
Announced that the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, Menoufia focus for the emergence of a new, positive for avian influenza status of the district west Shebin house of Mohammed Ali as a result of education at home.
Sample was taken from domestic birds, and sent to central laboratories, and as a result of the sample were positive. The Major General Mohamed Ezzat open the door, assistant secretary general of the province, to the fact that the focus has been detected by field tests carried out by the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, and found to be domestic breeding, have been culled infected birds and vaccinated birds nearby, to prevent the spread of the disease. http://www3.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=584796&SecID=296&IssueID=0
Monday, January 23, 2012 - 15:06
Bird flu back again
Menoufia - Zeinab Abdel Rahman
Announced that the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, Menoufia focus for the emergence of a new, positive for avian influenza status of the district west Shebin house of Mohammed Ali as a result of education at home.
Sample was taken from domestic birds, and sent to central laboratories, and as a result of the sample were positive. The Major General Mohamed Ezzat open the door, assistant secretary general of the province, to the fact that the focus has been detected by field tests carried out by the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, and found to be domestic breeding, have been culled infected birds and vaccinated birds nearby, to prevent the spread of the disease. http://www3.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=584796&SecID=296&IssueID=0
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Egypt- Pig slaughtering allowed in Cairo #H5N1 #BIRDFLU
Minister of Agriculture issued a decision to restart the slaughter pigs
Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 00:15
Confirmed Dr. Suad Khouly Director of Veterinary Medicine in Cairo, that the engineer Mohammad Reza Ismail, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation made a decision a few days ago to open and run the lines slaughter pigs governorates of Cairo and Alexandria, and was to send a picture for each of the two provinces to work out the resolution in days.
She explained that they already received the decision to run lines, the slaughter of pigs in Cairo, pointing to the existence of groups of pigs older areas such as Nasr City and 6 October, Giza, including threatening slaughtered him out massacres and the threat to human health.
The Kholi, that this decision came after a hiatus of three years, pointing out that the Directorate was discovered more than one case of pork as the meat of mutton sold in markets not known to the consumer, adding it had been stepped up campaigns to eradicate this phenomenon.
It should be noted that it was a decision to close slaughter pigs since 2009 following the spread of avian Alkhnazi. http://www1.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=583456&SecID=65
Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 00:15
Confirmed Dr. Suad Khouly Director of Veterinary Medicine in Cairo, that the engineer Mohammad Reza Ismail, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation made a decision a few days ago to open and run the lines slaughter pigs governorates of Cairo and Alexandria, and was to send a picture for each of the two provinces to work out the resolution in days.
She explained that they already received the decision to run lines, the slaughter of pigs in Cairo, pointing to the existence of groups of pigs older areas such as Nasr City and 6 October, Giza, including threatening slaughtered him out massacres and the threat to human health.
The Kholi, that this decision came after a hiatus of three years, pointing out that the Directorate was discovered more than one case of pork as the meat of mutton sold in markets not known to the consumer, adding it had been stepped up campaigns to eradicate this phenomenon.
It should be noted that it was a decision to close slaughter pigs since 2009 following the spread of avian Alkhnazi. http://www1.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=583456&SecID=65
Sunday, January 15, 2012
The death of a woman and wounded her brother with symptoms of bird flu in the Fayoum #H5N1 #BIRDFLU
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Conditions strange appeared in the Fayoum and led to the death of a
housewife and transmitted to her brother and one of her relatives and showed
early signs of bird flu, and being treatment at the General Hospital and was
quoted last week a woman named Dalia »52 years « Fayoum hospital to
hospital, transferred from the chest to her severe bout of popularity, but it
died in the hospital .. week later showed
the same symptoms to her brother Ali »03 years « a neighborhood of Dar
ash city of Fayoum and the Chest Hospital also convert it to a hospital Fayoum
also complain of the same symptoms are close to being treated in his home
.. parents demanded swift action from the veterinary
services of the different analysis to determine the cause of death .
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Egypt- 3 in #H5N1 suspected cluster #H5N1 #BIRDFLU
Man detained on suspicion of having bird flu
Sunday, 01/15/2012 - 15:56
Fayoum General Hospital held a young man on suspicion of having bird flu, where he showed symptoms of the chest and enter the hospital, which referred to the General Hospital to the lack of necessary equipment Chest Hospital, and was his sister had died last week with the same symptoms. I had to. H, 30, suffered a very high temperature and flu-like symptoms and was taken to hospital in the chest, did not get him on the samples and swabs required before it is referred to the General Hospital.
Assesses the patient's home district, next to the ashes of the hospital, and his sister were younger, and at the age of 22 years had died a week ago affected infected with the same symptoms, and remains one of his relatives suffer from the same symptoms at home. http://www.el-balad.com/52728/ahtgaz-shab-llashtbah-fy.aspx
...Fayoum General Hospital held a young man on suspicion of having bird flu after showing symptoms of the disease, samples were taken for him to be sent to labs central Ministry of Health for analysis.
The reception hospital Fayoum General received yesterday evening the young man "on. H" (30 years) of the District of Dar ash city of Fayoum, which is suffering from high temperature and show symptoms of bird flu, and suspected of doctors in the illness, especially as it told them that his sister died last week after the appearance of the same symptoms, was detained in hospital and took him to the necessary samples and sent to labs central Ministry of Health for analysis, and confirmed as suffering from the disease or not.
http://www3.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=578503&SecID=296&IssueID=0
Sunday, 01/15/2012 - 15:56
Fayoum General Hospital held a young man on suspicion of having bird flu, where he showed symptoms of the chest and enter the hospital, which referred to the General Hospital to the lack of necessary equipment Chest Hospital, and was his sister had died last week with the same symptoms. I had to. H, 30, suffered a very high temperature and flu-like symptoms and was taken to hospital in the chest, did not get him on the samples and swabs required before it is referred to the General Hospital.
Assesses the patient's home district, next to the ashes of the hospital, and his sister were younger, and at the age of 22 years had died a week ago affected infected with the same symptoms, and remains one of his relatives suffer from the same symptoms at home. http://www.el-balad.com/52728/ahtgaz-shab-llashtbah-fy.aspx
...Fayoum General Hospital held a young man on suspicion of having bird flu after showing symptoms of the disease, samples were taken for him to be sent to labs central Ministry of Health for analysis.
The reception hospital Fayoum General received yesterday evening the young man "on. H" (30 years) of the District of Dar ash city of Fayoum, which is suffering from high temperature and show symptoms of bird flu, and suspected of doctors in the illness, especially as it told them that his sister died last week after the appearance of the same symptoms, was detained in hospital and took him to the necessary samples and sent to labs central Ministry of Health for analysis, and confirmed as suffering from the disease or not.
http://www3.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=578503&SecID=296&IssueID=0
Egypt-Holding a baby on suspicion of having bird flu Menoufia #H5N1 #BIRDFLU
Infants suspected of having bird flu Menoufia
Holding a baby on suspicion of having bird flu Menoufia
1/15/2012 1:06:00 PM
Menoufia - Sama Hani:
Fever Hospital Ashmoun detained suspected case of bird flu Menoufia an infant named Mohammed Taher, Abdul Nabi, a two-month-old, after showing symptoms of the disease, were taking a sample for analysis and sent to central laboratories.
And the Department of Health confirmed that the cause of injury and domestic birds are exposed to dead birds.
The Fever Hospital Shebin detained last week the case of new suspected bird flu to a housewife named Ihsan Abdel Samie Hegazy (62 years), after the appearance of symptoms of illness, was to take a sample to be sent to central laboratories for analysis, to the extent of her. http://www.masrawy.com/News/Egypt/Politics/2012/january/15/4734394.aspx
..an infant suspected of having bird flu Menoufia
15-1-2012 | 12:03
Detained by the Directorate of Health Affairs Menoufia a baby named Nabi Muhammad Tahir (two months) within the Ashmun Fever Hospital on suspicion of having bird flu and Zaoroarad the disease.
Dr. Ayman Abdel Moneim, Under the Ministry of Health Menoufia, it was taking a sample of his blood and sent to labs central Ministry of Health for analysis.
The Directorate of Veterinary Medicine announced that the cause of a child being exposed to birds, has been cleared eligibility house and took samples of his contacts at home and take preventive measures adopted in this regard.
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Holding a baby on suspicion of having bird flu Menoufia
1/15/2012 1:06:00 PM
Menoufia - Sama Hani:
Fever Hospital Ashmoun detained suspected case of bird flu Menoufia an infant named Mohammed Taher, Abdul Nabi, a two-month-old, after showing symptoms of the disease, were taking a sample for analysis and sent to central laboratories.
And the Department of Health confirmed that the cause of injury and domestic birds are exposed to dead birds.
The Fever Hospital Shebin detained last week the case of new suspected bird flu to a housewife named Ihsan Abdel Samie Hegazy (62 years), after the appearance of symptoms of illness, was to take a sample to be sent to central laboratories for analysis, to the extent of her. http://www.masrawy.com/News/Egypt/Politics/2012/january/15/4734394.aspx
..an infant suspected of having bird flu Menoufia
15-1-2012 | 12:03
Detained by the Directorate of Health Affairs Menoufia a baby named Nabi Muhammad Tahir (two months) within the Ashmun Fever Hospital on suspicion of having bird flu and Zaoroarad the disease.
Dr. Ayman Abdel Moneim, Under the Ministry of Health Menoufia, it was taking a sample of his blood and sent to labs central Ministry of Health for analysis.
The Directorate of Veterinary Medicine announced that the cause of a child being exposed to birds, has been cleared eligibility house and took samples of his contacts at home and take preventive measures adopted in this regard.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Suspected case of bird flu cause panic Hospital Fayoum #H5N1 #BIRDFLU
Suspected case of bird flu cause panic Hospital Fayoum
Caused suspicion in the case of a person infected with bird flu in panic Tuesday night Fayoum General Hospital.
Quoted ambulance No. 1089 young Taha. T. P 22 years old from the city of Fayoum from the hospital for chest Fayoum General Hospital was signed by the reception disclosure under the ticket number 5526 and recommended the removal of the situation and take the necessary samples of them, and putting them on a ventilator for the lack of a respirator Sadr Hospital in Fayoum.
The one eyewitness to the patient after the medical examination he left the hospital for the injury is proven to be.
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Caused suspicion in the case of a person infected with bird flu in panic Tuesday night Fayoum General Hospital.
Quoted ambulance No. 1089 young Taha. T. P 22 years old from the city of Fayoum from the hospital for chest Fayoum General Hospital was signed by the reception disclosure under the ticket number 5526 and recommended the removal of the situation and take the necessary samples of them, and putting them on a ventilator for the lack of a respirator Sadr Hospital in Fayoum.
The one eyewitness to the patient after the medical examination he left the hospital for the injury is proven to be.
http://www.alwafd.org/%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A9/146993-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A3%D9%86%D9%81%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B2%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D8%B9%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85
Monday, January 2, 2012
The emergence of a new focus for bird flu Menoufia #h5n1 #birdflu
The emergence of a new focus for bird flu Menoufia
1/2/2012 5:38:00 PM
Menoufia - Sama Hani:
Detained Fever Hospital Shebin new suspected case of bird flu to a housewife named Ihsan Abdel Samie Hegazy (62 years), after the appearance of symptoms of illness, was to take a sample to be sent to central laboratories for analysis, to the extent of her.
The Directorate of Veterinary Medicine announced that it has been cleared the house and took samples of accompanying her, and found that the cause of education at home and is in contact with dead birds. http://www.masrawy.com/News/Egypt/Politics/2012/january/2/4707173.aspx
1/2/2012 5:38:00 PM
Menoufia - Sama Hani:
Detained Fever Hospital Shebin new suspected case of bird flu to a housewife named Ihsan Abdel Samie Hegazy (62 years), after the appearance of symptoms of illness, was to take a sample to be sent to central laboratories for analysis, to the extent of her.
The Directorate of Veterinary Medicine announced that it has been cleared the house and took samples of accompanying her, and found that the cause of education at home and is in contact with dead birds. http://www.masrawy.com/News/Egypt/Politics/2012/january/2/4707173.aspx
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Egypt-Detention of 3 women on suspicion of bird flu Menoufia #H5N1 #BIRDFLU
Detention of 3 women on suspicion of bird flu Menoufia
1/1/2012 3:53:00 PM
Menoufia - Sama Hany:
Fever Hospital received Shebin 3 cases of suspected bird flu, where they showed symptoms of infection, and samples were taken of them to be sent to central laboratories for analysis.
It also announced the Department of Health that the three women; they are: Zeinab Mahmoud Ibrahim, 42, and Hanan Ramadan from the village''or Henan - Quisna'', and a prayer Shawky 21 years old housewife from Shebin, suspected of having bird flu because of their breeding birds, domestic and mixing for dead birds. http://www.masrawy.com/News/Egypt/Politics/2012/january/1/4704983.aspx
1/1/2012 3:53:00 PM
Menoufia - Sama Hany:
Fever Hospital received Shebin 3 cases of suspected bird flu, where they showed symptoms of infection, and samples were taken of them to be sent to central laboratories for analysis.
It also announced the Department of Health that the three women; they are: Zeinab Mahmoud Ibrahim, 42, and Hanan Ramadan from the village''or Henan - Quisna'', and a prayer Shawky 21 years old housewife from Shebin, suspected of having bird flu because of their breeding birds, domestic and mixing for dead birds. http://www.masrawy.com/News/Egypt/Politics/2012/january/1/4704983.aspx
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Bird Flu - Cause for concern: New Influenza variants reported
Bird Flu - Cause for concern: New Influenza variants reported
As scientists mumble behind closed doors that it is not a question of if Bird Flu makes the species jump to humans, but when, researchers have created a highly pathogenic strain of Influenza in a laboratory. After another death from Bird Flu in Egypt, the WHO stresses the need for vigilance of variant influenza viruses.
The Egyptian health authorities have confirmed that the healthy, 29-year-old man hospitalised on December 15 with Influenza A H5N1 (Bird Flu) after developing the symptoms one week previously, died on December 19 despite undergoing treatment with oseltamivir. Of the 156 cases of A H5N1 in Egypt, there have been 54 fatalities.
WHO: The importance of monitoring Influenza variants
The World Health Organization this week reported "several human infections with variant influenza viruses currently thought to be circulating in swine populations" which have so far been contained to small clusters. The WHO also refers to the incidence of bird-to-human transmission of Bird Flu, or A H5N1, which is also contained inside clusters.
However, claims the WHO, "because influenza viruses are unpredictable, they have the possibility to change and become more transmissable among humans as shown by the emergence of the influenza pandemic H1N1 virus in 2009". The WHO therefore urges all health authorities to be vigilant and reminds them it is compulsory to report all new strains of flu observed...
Friday, December 2, 2011
Egypt: Agriculture: intensive campaigns for the emergence of 3 cases of bird flu in the governorates
Agriculture": intensive campaigns for the emergence of 3 cases of bird flu in the governorates
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 11:26
The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation for its full readiness through intensive campaigns, snap on poultry farms and nearby villages, after the discovery of a new season, winter new year 2011 bird flu in some provinces, and work on new plans for the development of factories for the production of the vaccine of avian influenza local industry.
Dr. Sabir Abdul Aziz, Director General of poultry and epidemics of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, there is the emergence of three new cases were discovered their bird flu this month season, winter, a "domestic breeding" in a number of provinces 2 Condition in Minya on 29 / 11 / Balqlliopih 2011 and is currently the case.
The general director of poultry and epidemics of Veterinary Services, in a statement for the "seventh day" after the appearance of the three cases of avian flu in various provinces there to intensify campaigns to snap to follow up and review of poultry farms and the neighboring villages, which show the cases of bird flu, and each Directorate a number of doctors control farms poultry to watch the health status of the discovery of new cases, and the work of a detailed report of the case, and when it appears there is a follow-up during the 21 days in the village of suspected cases of bird flu.
Abdul Aziz said there guarded a new production of the vaccine, high-efficient, and a new plan for the production of a vaccine product of perfume Local to eliminate the phenomenon of avian influenza, is produced by three companies, including private sector company and a subsidiary of the Ministry of Agriculture and other health, and the Holding Company for Pharmaceuticals Veterinary is currently working on the development of its factories to produce bird flu vaccine-making local. http://www3.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=545485&SecID=97&IssueID=0
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 11:26
The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation for its full readiness through intensive campaigns, snap on poultry farms and nearby villages, after the discovery of a new season, winter new year 2011 bird flu in some provinces, and work on new plans for the development of factories for the production of the vaccine of avian influenza local industry.
Dr. Sabir Abdul Aziz, Director General of poultry and epidemics of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, there is the emergence of three new cases were discovered their bird flu this month season, winter, a "domestic breeding" in a number of provinces 2 Condition in Minya on 29 / 11 / Balqlliopih 2011 and is currently the case.
The general director of poultry and epidemics of Veterinary Services, in a statement for the "seventh day" after the appearance of the three cases of avian flu in various provinces there to intensify campaigns to snap to follow up and review of poultry farms and the neighboring villages, which show the cases of bird flu, and each Directorate a number of doctors control farms poultry to watch the health status of the discovery of new cases, and the work of a detailed report of the case, and when it appears there is a follow-up during the 21 days in the village of suspected cases of bird flu.
Abdul Aziz said there guarded a new production of the vaccine, high-efficient, and a new plan for the production of a vaccine product of perfume Local to eliminate the phenomenon of avian influenza, is produced by three companies, including private sector company and a subsidiary of the Ministry of Agriculture and other health, and the Holding Company for Pharmaceuticals Veterinary is currently working on the development of its factories to produce bird flu vaccine-making local. http://www3.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=545485&SecID=97&IssueID=0
Monday, November 10, 2008
H1N1 in the United States RaisesTamiflu Resistance Concerns
Recombinomics Commentary 23:55
November 07, 2008
Although reports from the US have yet to comment on H274Y levels this season, the first characterized isolate in Canada had H274Y as did the first three reported H1 cases in the UK. The UK and Canadian data raise concerns that resistance will be at or near 100% for H1 isolates.
The isolates in Canada and England were characterized as Brisbane/59 although it remains unclear if the analysis will discriminate between Brisbane/59 (clade 2B) and Hong Kong/2562 (clade 2C). Last season all clade 2 isolate were characterized as Solomon Island-like (clade 2A), although there were no reported Solomon Island isolates. In the US all clade 2 isolates were Brisbane or Hong Kong and Tamiflu resistance was limited to Brisbane, and the vast majority of resistance cases were limited to a clade 2B sub-clade, which was also the case in Canada and Europe.
Eventually, isolates were called Brisbane/59-like, but the change in terminology did not provide any discrimination between clade 2B and clade 2C, which were easily distinguished phylogenetically. These sub-clades were also easily distinguished serologically, if the target isolates were grown in mammalian cells. The anti-sera used produced extensive cross-reactivity when the virus was grown in chicken eggs, but Brisbane anti-sera had a titer of 320 with Brisbane, which dropped to 40 for Hong Kong and was below the limits of detection with Solomon Island (and New Caledonia). This large differential led to changing the H1 immunogen from Solomon Island to Bisbane this season, but the utility of the new vaccine may be limited.
Isolates from South Africa had acquired a number of changes near the receptor binding domain, and recent isolates from Hong Kong were clade 2C and had H274Y. Moreover, one of the clade 2C isolates had a clade 2B NA (acquired through reassortment), while one of the changes near the clade 2B receptor binding domain was from clade 2C (acquired through recombination).
Therefore release of HA and NA sequences from new isolates in the northern hemisphere would be useful.
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/11070801/H1N1_US.html
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