Palestine: Update on Bird Flu (H5N1) Situation

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Palestinian Health Minister outbreak of bird flu at a farm in the town of Bala does not raise the terror and anxiety
16:32:19 15-05-2010
Ramallah, May 14, 2010 (Xinhua) The Minister of Health Dr. Palestinian. Fathi Abu boiled, today, the situation in the town of Bala north-east of Tulkarm, Ramallah, "does not raise the terror and anxiety, and danger to the citizens" because of the emergence of bird flu on a farm there.

Boiled, "said Abu, who heads the Higher Committee to combat influenza in the past formed a presidential decree, the laboratory tests proved the existence of cases of illness.

The Minister of Health to the Palestinian news agency (WAFA), it will be decided during the meeting will be attended by representatives of bodies involved in health and agriculture sectors, and other ministries, including education, information and finance, the necessary measures in accordance with the national plan developed in 2004 to deal with influenza.
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Committee against influenza exclude the presence of bird flu in Bala
today at 11:41 pm
Nablus - Ma'an - met with the Supreme National Committee to combat bird flu on Saturday morning in the presence of the Minister of Health. Fathi Abu boiled - Chairman of the Committee, and D. Azzam Tubeileh - Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, and Dr.. Asaad RAMLAWI - Director General of Primary Health Care and Public Health, and Dr.. happy affectionate - Director General of Health of Tulkarem, a conciliator Daraghmeh - Coordinator of Provincial Affairs / Office of the President, and Dr.. beautiful Makhamra - Acting Director of Veterinary Services, and Samer Sawalha - Department of Environmental Health / Ministry of Health, and Dr.. Lion Advocacy - Director of the Laboratory of Veterinary Central / Ministry of Agriculture, and Dr.. Ibrahim Salama - Director of the surveillance and quarantine / Ministry of Agriculture, Yahya Omran - Department of Consumer Protection / Ministry of Economy, and D. Khawla Stars - Director of the Department of Epidemiology / Ministry of Agriculture.

I have seen the Supreme National Committee to Combat Bird Flu on all the reports received from the Department of Veterinary Services at the Ministry of Agriculture, after analysis of the epidemiological situation of the farm and then ask the owner of the farm, doctors, medical services, veterinary workers in the province of Tulkarem, who have and do the work of the surveillance field, the Committee examines dates of examination of samples sent by the owner of the farm to the Israeli laboratories and the results obtained, the Committee found that the sample that are discussed have been sent on 29.04.2010 and the result obtained on 13/5/2010 This means that in two weeks the presence of disease is high and fast-spreading does not appear deaths in a flock of poultry more than usual it is noteworthy that examination needs to be 6 hours to get the result.

In addition to the above, the reported owner of the farm and veterinarians that there are no symptoms when poultry questioned the existence of bird flu.

It is worth mentioning that the doctors of veterinary services intensified their efforts in the Tulkarm district, especially the town of Bala and they take many of the samples did not prove any positive laboratory laboratory testing.

Based on the foregoing, the Supreme Committee to Combat Bird Flu decided to exclude a case of bird flu H5N1 in poultry farm note that the source of poultry farms Israel, and decided to form a joint committee from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture / Veterinary Services for the work of a joint meeting with the Israeli to discuss and clarify the confusion that has occurred and will continue to Veterinary Services to step up effort in the process of epidemiological monitoring to ensure the absence of poultry from any disease, particularly H5N1, which began years ago, noted that the H5N1 virus is present in the region, will be the ministries concerned with the relationship to provide any substantive and logistical support for the protection of the Palestinian national economy, taking into account the ultimate goal of any action to protect the consumer and the health of the Palestinian citizen.

The national Committee recommended to continue in the consumption of white meat and poultry products as the consumption does not pose any threat to human health, and will take the Supreme National Committee to combat bird flu, with full transparency in order to put the citizen no development occurs or any action will be taken, confirmed that the National Committee High is the only party authorized to issue media statements and below is unofficial and not supported.

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