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However, the importer is not in our hands to combat bird flu
Published in the day Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 20:20 a Last Updated on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 20:20 a GMT Cairo
Dalia Akkad
Success story did not reap the fruits of the research team at the National Center for Research, only after 6 years of hard work, begun after the announcement of the Ministry of Agriculture in 2006 for endemic bird flu in Egypt, and ended with the transformation of their experiences lab to a product - a vaccine - to tackle the disease by the slogan ?Made in Egypt ?.
Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz, head of the division of veterinary center, and one of the members of the research team, said: "The team managed to track changes that occur in the virus H5N1, H9N2 and preparing the two strains to cope with bird flu in Egypt, which is still rampant in poultry farms," he said, adding that the center contract with the company "Meevak" special, and the Institute for Research and production of veterinary vaccines and serums of the Agricultural Research Center, and we raised it in the Egyptian market about 5 million vaccines. "
The research team - consisting of 7 researchers - has gone through the obstacles and frustrations before the revolution of January, which because of what they described as injustice in the evaluation of vaccine by the competent authorities, and the exploitation of "emperors import the vaccine" in the former regime, their influence, he would not yield to them the import of huge amounts of money.
And Maj. Gen. Osama Salim, head of the veterinary public "import the vaccine caused the endemic disease in Egypt, and that the time to be reform in our hands and not in the hands of others," he continued, "We need to 3 years, others for the elimination of bird flu," afterthought "immunization of poultry alone is not enough, and must be followed by an integrated program in collaboration with all concerned authorities in the state. "
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However, the importer is not in our hands to combat bird flu
Published in the day Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 20:20 a Last Updated on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 20:20 a GMT Cairo
Dalia Akkad
Success story did not reap the fruits of the research team at the National Center for Research, only after 6 years of hard work, begun after the announcement of the Ministry of Agriculture in 2006 for endemic bird flu in Egypt, and ended with the transformation of their experiences lab to a product - a vaccine - to tackle the disease by the slogan ?Made in Egypt ?.
Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz, head of the division of veterinary center, and one of the members of the research team, said: "The team managed to track changes that occur in the virus H5N1, H9N2 and preparing the two strains to cope with bird flu in Egypt, which is still rampant in poultry farms," he said, adding that the center contract with the company "Meevak" special, and the Institute for Research and production of veterinary vaccines and serums of the Agricultural Research Center, and we raised it in the Egyptian market about 5 million vaccines. "
The research team - consisting of 7 researchers - has gone through the obstacles and frustrations before the revolution of January, which because of what they described as injustice in the evaluation of vaccine by the competent authorities, and the exploitation of "emperors import the vaccine" in the former regime, their influence, he would not yield to them the import of huge amounts of money.
And Maj. Gen. Osama Salim, head of the veterinary public "import the vaccine caused the endemic disease in Egypt, and that the time to be reform in our hands and not in the hands of others," he continued, "We need to 3 years, others for the elimination of bird flu," afterthought "immunization of poultry alone is not enough, and must be followed by an integrated program in collaboration with all concerned authorities in the state. "
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