Egypt: Update on the Production of their Vaccine H5N1 Poultry

A few articles regarding the current situation with the vaccine production:

"National Research" uses the "Animal Health" for the production of influenza vaccine
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 14:44
Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aziz Qtqat supervisor of the research team to produce bird flu vaccine Egyptian National Research Center in a special permit for a "seventh day" that isolates of avian influenza virus obtained by the Center of the Institute for Animal Health, was the result of protocol between the Centre and the Ministry of Agriculture and the Holding Company of drugs.

He pointed out that isolates that are obtained, researchers at the National Center for Research is to turn it from high intensity to zero intensity, is then made available to the parties that will manufacture the vaccine.

On the reliance on isolated from the Institute of Animal Health and the failure of the Centre isolated, he said Qtqat These isolates must be approved for that obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture, represented by the Institute of Animal Health.

Dr. Qtqat on the Centre's participation in the National Committee of the vaccines, in order to continue production of the bird flu vaccine factory from the Egyptian strain 100%, indicating that he is holding a series of discussions and meetings for the division and coordination of roles for the production of the vaccine, and out into the light for the protection of poultry in Egypt affected by the virus since 2006.

2nd Article:
World Bank financed the establishment of Egyptian factory for tests on bird flu
October 3
"Dr. Mona Mehrez Director Research Institute of Animal Health said the Central Laboratory for the control of poultry production was about to issue an international tender in the coming days to create an instance of the factory plant Abbassiya a U.S. Navy lab that achieves the highest level of safety, known as" NAMRU-3 "..

She Mehrez, in a statement for "money tomorrow," said the laboratory would cost 20 Million Pounds 10 million Taathmlhm the Egyptian government and 10 million will be provided at the financing from the World Bank and aims at the lab to analyze the isolated avian flu virus in a safe and testing the virus to develop vaccines to counter a sign that the laboratory Ministry of Agriculture, the current level of factor 2.

They noted that the Central Laboratory for the control of poultry production has not agreed to isolates of the bird flu virus, which carried a Chinese company is currently testing them for the production of a vaccine Egypt .. They revealed that there is an Egyptian company are created now been supplying Bmazolat of the virus most prevalent in Egypt, which was approved by the plant for distribution to the market in large quantities.

The Mehrez he would not allow any researcher or a company to send samples of the bird flu virus to the outside to produce a vaccine Egyptian only after authorization from the Ministry of Agriculture, noting that these samples are within the scope of the Egyptian monarchy and made it clear that vaccines are expected to be used during the coming period will be testing the untreated control.

In the same context, Dr. Al-Hassan Suheir Head of Central Administration of Preventive Medicine, the Ministry of Agriculture will be followed this year a new way of vaccination, which is the style of immunization directed to lay siege to the disease after its discovery, rather than universal immunization for all poultry.

On the face of foot and mouth disease is endemic in Egypt said that the Ministry of Agriculture will Immunization to 3 pounds per head of cattle or buffaloes, cows and a half pounds of goat, while the price of vaccine is 16 pounds .. Will also be immunization against Rift Valley fever by 2 pounds for the animal and the great fairy of goats for each header, while the cost immunization head against smallpox LE 2 per dose addressed by the animal, noting that the General Authority for Veterinary Services has asked the government 90 million pounds of immunization, but the government provided only 15 million and will be compensated for the deficit of what they would pay the owners of cattle, indicating that it held yesterday a meeting with directors of preventive medicine in the governorates of the Agreement on how to apply the ideal method of immunization and the most important problems facing them.