Egypt: Although avian flu is endemic, the emergence of "pigs" Bank of viruses only .. awaits processing

Although avian flu is endemic, the emergence of "pigs"
Bank of viruses only .. awaits processing and support!!
Transferred to the "National Resources" .. The need for national
D. I made: reasonable!! .. Million pounds to be spent on research a year!!
We need .. Generators and two liquid nitrogen to preserve the virus

June 21, 2009

By: Zakaria Yusreya
With endemic avian influenza and the emergence of avian flu in pigs, the Agriculture Committee called for the establishment of the Shura Council of the Bank in order to refer to viruses at the emergence of new viruses and the discovery of vaccines and vaccines for viruses that threaten the current human resources.

"Evening," I decided to discuss the idea with experts and officials to discover that the bank already exists, "he told the Institute for Animal Health, and he began as just a small unit and then evolved into a bank is limited, but he needs a lot to become a bank and a national reference. And in the buildings, equipment and material support.
"Evening," visited the bank and confirmed by officials that the budget of the Institute of Animal Health million pounds only fully realized the bank!! Pointing out the need for generators to provide electricity for the operation of refrigeration systems in the event of power cuts in order to maintain the virus stored .. Well as the production of liquid nitrogen needed for keeping the virus for many years until the need arises.
Experts called on all the possibilities for the development of this bank so that they can study the genes of viruses and production of vaccines and appeals to address the deadly disease caused by, rather than relying on imports, which cost millions and put the State at the mercy of the other conditions that may be difficult.

D say. Made me director of the Institute of Animal Health Institute that the Bank of isolated viral and microbial and fungi .. The first is a small unit set up since the establishment of the Institute and has been developed and equipped to be the first of the Bank for the conservation and storage of isolates that cause animal diseases and common diseases.

Adds that it had submitted a project for the development of the bank two years ago the Academy of Scientific Research and was approved and began development through providing vital safety by contracting with the safety of U.S. vital to maintain the contents of the bank, as well as to researchers and Bank staff.

The development also included training courses for researchers and grants to persons outside the country for training in the laboratory reference methods of the European countries isolate the virus, classification and conservation .. And how to deal with them within the vital organs of safety .. The plant is currently preparing the safety of the third degree is vital to maintain the isolates and protect the environment from pollution.

Bank confirms that the virus has a major role in supporting and assisting researchers in the National Laboratory for the control of poultry production of the Institute of Animal Health and by the discovery of the virus with the swine flu first appeared in Egypt in 2006 where they were isolated from samples of the virus and follow the developments of genetic research, pharmacy, by the production of vaccines and objects countermeasures.

Asserting that she is very happy for the attention of the members of the Shura Council of the Agriculture Committee and ask them to increase support of scientific research and the establishment of the Bank of viruses .. But the World Bank, we have already, but he needs the support of significant material, since the budget of the Organization of Animal Health, which follows the status of agricultural research are very small .. Have arrived this year for a million pounds spent on the project to develop fully the World!!

Confirm that the bank needs to provide a huge cost to generators to maintain the cooling of the power outages .. In addition to the need to produce gas, liquid nitrogen to preserve the virus for long periods of time and cost of the one-to two million pounds.

Was hoped that the removal of isolated islands in which the Egyptians to do the researchers in collaboration with the Bank to send a copy of the virus isolates that are isolating their research in order to preserve their names and bank records for the protection of their intellectual property while preserving the right of access at any time .. Even the World Bank a safe place to preserve the wealth of Egypt from the virus.

D say. Hamdi Walid Kilani President of the Bank of viral isolation Laboratory National Veterinary We are the electronic registration of all data on the isolates and the timing of isolation as well as the names of researchers and scientists who have received or discovered the lab.

Confirms that the viral isolation unit containing refrigeration equipment for the storage of isolated bacteria, fungi and viruses in the degree of e Hrar up to 80 degrees below zero .. There are about 500 of which 360 isolated isolated the bird flu virus since the appearance of 4 years.

Bank adds that the isolates with all the means of safety is vital to keeping the contents .. And the protection of researchers while working through the booths of the vital safety researcher sitting in front of The inside of the condom through the glass .. And the rest of the requirements of sterilization and disposal equipment autoclaves.
Adds that the bank provides all the means of propagation of viruses and detection by the activated periodically to ensure survival of non-living have these breeds for use in vaccine production as needed.

Many benefits
D stresses. Mamdouh Abdel Gaffar, professor of the Faculty of Agriculture viruses Ain Shams University, said the bank can bring many benefits to provide the most important pathogens Isolates girls or human or animal viruses, bacteria, fungi, and follow-up study of genetic mutations that occur with the passage of time .. So it can be dealt with in certain ways to weaken and other heat producing antibodies to it.
Adds: These antibodies used Kvaksin any vaccines or vaccines injected by the body to give lifelong immunity .. And can thus provide hard currency spent on the import of vaccines and medicines from abroad.

Adds that he can also keeping viruses and experimental animals by the injection of the composition of antibodies for diagnostic or treatment of various diseases of plants, animals and humans in addition to providing researchers and scientists all over the Republic during the easy and safe deposit bank loan and return ..

Dr. clarify. Professor Ahmed Snoussi microbiological agent and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University graduate said the bank also needs to scientific institutions for the management of large buildings, processing plants are equipped with the latest devices freeze because of a virus being careful when they are inactive molecules outside the cell isolated by the organism to infect, but after a very serious injury. . And have a certain specificity depending on the type of organism, which hit a rapid reproduction and mutation of this needs to freeze the high degree of up to 80 degrees below zero in the case of conservation for months .. Whereas long-term conservation of the liquid nitrogen cooling under 196 degrees below zero ... It also requires the bank to the cadres of the research potential of all universities and scientific centers and trained on how to deal with these micro-organisms by means of bio-safety, which will be provided by the bank for the conservation of these strains of viruses and other maintenance of the theft or death ..

Fear .. Of autumn
D demand. Ali Abdul Aziz, deputy director of the Center for the wealth of microbial cultivation, Ain Shams to provide all possibilities to the bank so he could prepare for the face of the fierce bird flu virus has been endemic in Egypt, which is still in the early stages and we fear the fierce attack in times of anticipated breeding in the autumn.

Wants to be processed is composed on the model of the World Bank or the status of the symposium held by the microbial Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, and is one of 23 banks in the world .. And only at the level of countries in the Middle East, which is keeping all micro-organisms from bacteria, yeasts, and fungi found the Egyptian and the environment that benefits all its contents, as well as researchers provide industry with all the needs of these types of Egyptian origin.

D say. Ismail Mohammad Reza viruses-time professor of the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, the College has Talaptna since the 1998 establishment of Bank of viruses and issued a decision of the Minister of Agriculture set up a committee of professors of agriculture and veterinary medicine to develop the foundations for the establishment of gene bank of Isolates Alaatarat or viral genes on the model of bank assets, plant and animal their inception, which has been the ministry.

Adds that the past has not been the founding of the Bank so far, for many reasons, most notably the lack of large budgets necessary for the establishment of a national institution responsible for the management of the bank and processed at the highest level of technology is to isolate viruses and genetically Immunologically classified and preserved for study and follow-up Thoradtha and development that occurs each time.

Researchers say that the Egyptians had been Ieosoa claim the administration of the bank .. Especially with the spread of bird flu virus, and after the swine flu virus has been months since the submission of an integrated research project of the Bank of viruses of the Academy of Scientific Research and was approved to be on the implementation of a partnership between the Academy and the Ministry of Agriculture .. We are waiting for implementation so that the conservation and storage of viruses and the production of antibodies with Komassal manufactured locally.

D think. Nabila Shaker Dgedi professor of animal diseases of Medicine and Head of Veterinary Services National Center for Research said such an edifice of scientific need for the management of severe, such as those run by banks, financial operations until the deposit and withdrawal of isolates easily and safely at the same time and will be achieved by increasing the budget for scientific research, which currently does not exceed 1 or 2% of the budget of the state!!

D stresses. Hussein Hijazi, head of the Agriculture Committee of the Shura Council that the consolidation of scientific research and researchers has become an urgent need because they are the first line of defense for the health of Egyptians, especially after the fierce attack of influenza viruses from birds or pigs.

Adds that the establishment of scientific institutions, bank-virus or support existing ones to develop it must be concerned by the officials until the development of processing plants and to assist researchers in their work for the production of vaccines and serums.

The members of the Agriculture Committee are doing their best to increase the budget of the claim of scientific research .. And provide support to the Institute of Animal Health for the development of the Bank of viruses.