Re: Egypt - Human Confirmed/Suspected Bird Flu Cases, Feb 8, 2009+
Egypt's first bird flu!!
Egypt topped the list of countries worst hit by bird flu in 2009, after the Ministry of Health reported 9 injuries since the beginning of this year, compared with 8 cases over the past year.
The Egyptian Ministry of Health on Sunday, wounding a child in the age of six virus (H 5 to 1) strain of bird flu, bringing the total number of people who have contracted the disease since it appeared for the first time in Egypt in 2006 to 63 people.
In addition, said Dr. Abdel Rahman Shahin, spokesman of the Ministry of Health, said that despite the high number of casualties, Egypt is the least in the proportion of deaths, adding that among the 63 cases of which 23 occurred only event of the death, admitting that the virus is endemic in Egypt, and that he and eradicate it takes many years and perhaps decades, and the risk of it mutating into a form more virulent, "and is strongly," he said there was no way now to get out of the crisis, but the transformation of society to the frozen birds.
In Qena, the Directorate of Health announced a state of emergency in a hospital after the fever in the central laboratories of the Ministry of Health wounded girl, "Israa Saad Shafi," which showed symptoms of the disease last Monday and was taken to the hospital.
In Alexandria, was executed by the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine million birds because of the lack of certificates to prove they are free of the disease have been seized in raids on intensive farms, bird shops in the east and west of the city.
In Fayoum, said Dr Hussein Sophie Abu Talib, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Health, the death of the girl child بسملة Mohammed "45 days" in hospital after the transfer of the Tamiflu drug to the hospital yesterday evening fevers Fayyoum first, on suspicion of having contracted the disease, adding that blood samples were taken and sent to the central laboratory, but she died before the results of the analysis, pointing out that the samples were withdrawn from her family as a precaution.
Egypt's first bird flu!!
Egypt topped the list of countries worst hit by bird flu in 2009, after the Ministry of Health reported 9 injuries since the beginning of this year, compared with 8 cases over the past year.
The Egyptian Ministry of Health on Sunday, wounding a child in the age of six virus (H 5 to 1) strain of bird flu, bringing the total number of people who have contracted the disease since it appeared for the first time in Egypt in 2006 to 63 people.
In addition, said Dr. Abdel Rahman Shahin, spokesman of the Ministry of Health, said that despite the high number of casualties, Egypt is the least in the proportion of deaths, adding that among the 63 cases of which 23 occurred only event of the death, admitting that the virus is endemic in Egypt, and that he and eradicate it takes many years and perhaps decades, and the risk of it mutating into a form more virulent, "and is strongly," he said there was no way now to get out of the crisis, but the transformation of society to the frozen birds.
In Qena, the Directorate of Health announced a state of emergency in a hospital after the fever in the central laboratories of the Ministry of Health wounded girl, "Israa Saad Shafi," which showed symptoms of the disease last Monday and was taken to the hospital.
In Alexandria, was executed by the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine million birds because of the lack of certificates to prove they are free of the disease have been seized in raids on intensive farms, bird shops in the east and west of the city.
In Fayoum, said Dr Hussein Sophie Abu Talib, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Health, the death of the girl child بسملة Mohammed "45 days" in hospital after the transfer of the Tamiflu drug to the hospital yesterday evening fevers Fayyoum first, on suspicion of having contracted the disease, adding that blood samples were taken and sent to the central laboratory, but she died before the results of the analysis, pointing out that the samples were withdrawn from her family as a precaution.
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