Egypt: Detention of 5 women and a girl Damanhour hospital Mehalla on suspicion of bird flu infected

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Khalid Ketbhaabrahim decorated, in March 21, 2009 Time: 18:03 PM

Damanhour hospital fevers detained five women on suspicion of being infected by bird flu, and the women in detention are: «Hoda Hassan Mohamed satarist» 34-year resident of the village Brdlp Center Kafr Al-Dawar and «Al-Safaa Mohammed Abdulrahman» 42-year resident of the village tribal Alsoualem Center Itai gunpowder and «Rasha Hamid Ibrahim» 30 years and «Hanan Mohamed Abdel Halim al-Sharqawi» 20-year resident of the village point of view of the Center for Ghazal Damanhour and «the gift of Muhammad Shaaban» 22-year village resident Oren of the center and all Cbrakhitt housewives

Was keeping them from hospital after they reported symptoms of high fever, sore throat and difficulty in breathing, where the sample was taken from the infected and sent to central laboratories for testing.

The Department of preventive medicine and health management and veterinary medicine, accompanied by a security clearance from the Directorate of homes and living with their families and examination of the surrounding houses had been taking samples from poultry houses located adjacent to them for laboratory examination.

In Western analysis revealed that the Ministry conducted a factor in the emergence of agriculture the focus of a new, positive avian influenza status of the village of Tanta supporters.

Dr «Ahmed Saeed» Director of the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine over the course of that meeting Sunday attended by a committee of immunization status of the village of Tanta supporters of vaccination of domestic birds against avian influenza was a random sampling of chickens in a house suspected of being infected with the virus was sent to the Agriculture Ministry's labs for analysis , and positive tests confirmed that the sample was immediately on the execution of the rest of the bird house and buried the cemetery by the health district of lime, as was to take the necessary action in this regard, as well as the contacts of the vaccinated birds Altamflo the drug to ensure that no transmission of the disease to humans.

On the other hand was holding a little girl, aged two years Smonod Mahallah fevers in the hospital on suspicion of being infected with avian influenza, which has been taking a blood sample and swab hours to analyze the extent of her illness or not.