Kuwait tests 308 human samples for bird flu

[Sally Furniss]

Kuwait tests 308 human samples for bird flu

Kuwait tests 308 human samples for bird flu HLT-KUWAIT-COMMITTEE-FLU Kuwait tests 308 human samples for bird flu KUWAIT, March 10 (KUNA) -- A total of 308 human samples were taken for the bird flu virus in Kuwait on Saturday, a Kuwaiti anti-bird flu committee said. Of the 308 human samples, tests for 280 people who had contact with birds came negative, Ahmad Al-Shatti, spokesman for the Joint Committee for Combating Bird Flue Disease said. No new bird flu cases have been reported on Saturday, he said, quoting the daily report of the Kuwaiti Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Resources. He urged hawk hunters in particular to keep away from hunting by any means this season with a view to reducing the opportunities of contact with migrant birds that could be carriers of the killer bird flu virus. However, the Kuwaiti official thanked people for cooperating with over 45 field teams of the authority, who were carrying out a scheduled farm disinfection process at the areas of Wafra, Al-Abdali, Kabad and Al-Sulaibia. (end) fif. mt KUNA 101856 Mar 07NNNN http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.as...en&DSNO=960009

[Sally Furniss]

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Kuwait tests 308 human samples for bird flu

Of the 308 human samples, tests for 280 people who had contact with birds came negative, Ahmad Al-Shatti, spokesman for the Joint Committee for Combating Bird Flue Disease said.

What about the other 28 samples? Results not ready, inconclusive, positive???

[Sally Furniss]

Re: KUWAIT - H5N1 in chickens, falcons, quail

Kuwait tests 308 human samples for bird flu

What about the other 28 samples? Results not ready, inconclusive, positive???

There could have been more than one sample taken from some individuals -- that could account for the mis-match in the numbers. Doesn't have to be the case ... just a possibility.

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Re: KUWAIT - H5N1 in chickens, falcons, quail

KUWAIT - No human cases

This doesn't sound like an officially confirmed case to me ... but you never know .... Google-translated from Arabic: The first case of its kind .. Kuwaiti avian influenza infection March 19, 2007 KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti sources said that Kuwaiti citizens entered the hospital two days ago, after the confirmed avian influenza illness. The newspaper "Politics" yesterday, Sunday, Kuwaiti, that the citizen-a 15-year-old, and lives in the area the morning of Nasser, was started by extreme weariness and suffered a steep rise in temperature with constant vomiting; which necessitated his transfer to a hospital, which is the first of its kind avian influenza infections. This has dominated the Kuwaiti official and popular panic fear of the spread of avian influenza after the discovery of 39 cases of infection among birds. A state of terror in Kuwait offset hope medical vaccine against the disease to human beings has been adopted in the United States of America. And to prevent the entry of goods and individuals across the seaports only after the inspection of ships and make sure they are completely virus. The tents on the Kuwaiti terror following the decision by the Kuwait Municipality to prevent the sale of live chickens in the cooperative societies and all the shops causing owners of major poultry companies shock of this resolution, noting that Sikbdham significant financial losses, especially as it would mean paying staff salaries for three months without any income material. The Kuwaitis blame on the government because they did not have any contingency plan. The government immediately to the formation of 30 teams technically competent to inspect for the disease and monitor new infections. In return for a reign of terror in Kuwait, there were new hopes control of the disease after an advisory body recommended to the Food and Drug Administration of America, allowing the circulation of a preventive vaccine test, believed to be effective against the disease, which has claimed dozens of lives around the world, asserting that the security and fit for human use. The recommendation, which was unveiled by the French company manufactured for the real estate company, "Avant and seek" as a valid and effective medicine for use. In the event the management of food and medicine in the United States, the results reached its advisory, which is certainly happen, the property will be the first new French drug to be used for the prevention of avian influenza in the United States. This announcement comes at a time when many expressed scientists fear of the possibility of the success of the deadly strain of the disease, known scientifically as "H5N1" in acquiring the ability to shift allowed to move from one to another and cause an epidemic comprehensive. It is noteworthy that the structure of the virus does not currently allow them to move only from infected birds to humans who are directly exposing them. The disease struck 270 people in ten countries were on the direct contact of birds infected 164 of them died, while others underwent treatment for long in the hospital. http://us.moheet.com/asp/show_m.asp?...=65&do=1919929 http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19348

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KUWAIT - Confirmed/suspected case in Kuwait?

Google-translated from Arabic: Health: No cases of avian influenza March 21, 2007 Kuwait - Dr Isa Khalifa, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health of Kuwait void of any case of suspected avian influenza or injury. According to the Gazette, "Al-Qabas", Kuwaiti statement came successor commenting on the report published by a newspaper of the existence of more than one suspected case. For his part, Dr. Jamal De'eij hospital director diseases of the media investigated and precision in the dissemination of news of the avian flu epidemic of sources responsible and concerned for the right of this news and rumors of a negative impact on national security and the loss of tranquility. The De'eij commitment to health officials fully transparent and take full responsibility toward the nation and the citizens. http://us.moheet.com/asp/cunt_show.asp?lol=1921197

[Sally Furniss]

Re: KUWAIT - H5N1 in chickens, falcons, quail

no human cases in Kuwait

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