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Monitoring and testing of 1.4 million birds showed the UAE free of bird flu last updated: Saturday, 22/11/2008
ABU DHABI - Oboshihab peace:
The secretariat of the National Emergency Commission of the UAE free of bird flu of any suspected cases of bird flu, noting that the technical teams of the secretariat was able to control the collection of samples from about 40 million and 856 thousand and 394 thousand birds, including birds and 654 of the program of surveillance of poultry and ornamental, hunting, And 646 thousand and 202 birds within the program of monitoring wild birds and migratory birds.
This was stated by the "Gulf" Majed Mansouri, Secretary General of the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi chief of the Secretariat of the National Emergency Commission avian flu and said that the results of observation have been no illness or death of wide concern, adding that technical committees continued to conduct surveillance and collect random samples for examination in As part of precautionary measures implemented by the competent authorities in the State to prevent transmission of the disease to the state.
He said the commission has prepared a detailed report on the results of various activities during the first half of this year will be submitted to the National Emergency Commission for Avian flu, adding that he noted the reports issued by the relevant WTO (World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO ) And the World Health Organization (WHO) continued expansion of the spread of high intensity of bird flu in poultry and wild birds during the first half of this year in many countries of the world, especially those located near the United Arab Emirates (India, Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia), causing considerable economic damage A result of countries afflicted by the elimination of millions of poultry to contain the disease and reduce the threat of domestic wealth, which was exacerbated in Indonesia, Egypt and Bangladesh in recent times, and today is concerned organizations to move this threat to other countries new.
The expansion despite the global spread of the disease showed the results of surveys in the first half of this year, and all the important sites under surveillance in various regions of the State (farm productivity and private markets and shops and trading of birds and residential areas) within the program of surveillance of poultry and ornamental and hunting, not registered any cases Sick and dying wide concern in spite of the monitoring teams total (394,654) birds within the program of surveillance of poultry and ornamental and hunting.
He said it applies to areas of wild birds and migratory and monitoring of the total (646,202) or migratory wild birds, where there have been no suspected cases of the disease, but the difference did not monitor the illness, or epidemic is not a simple death in some wild birds and domestic poultry and migratory Tests were conducted in situ in most locations by examining any suspected cases, which totaled (1419) Mvhosp a sample site, and was accompanied by the application of the positive tests by sending samples to laboratories for examination and the total samples examined during that period (3940) sample has shown all Thank God the safety of birds in all regions of the State and free of bird flu, adding to the continuing oversight.
Mansuri said despite the continuing epidemic alert the WHO within the level of the third stage, but the high number of human cases of the disease in a number of world countries (Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, China) during the last period, calls for strengthening the precautions taken by the secretariat in the development of contingency plan National and prepare for pandemic influenza plan, which includes the final stages of the evolution of the virus (, 4, 5, 6), despite the absence of sufficient evidence to enhance the possibility of transmission of the disease from other people, according to specialized international organizations.
He pointed to the continuing technical personnel working in the veterinary laboratories to provide technical support for surveillance and investigation teams operating in different regions of the State and adopted its receipt of the samples from the teams and throughout the day and analysis of high speed and accuracy of drawing on the use of the latest equipment technical means available to ensure to ensure the safety of birds And free of avian flu.
The total number of samples examined in the 3940 sample laboratories across the state, recorded the largest number during the month of January (1179), followed by a sample in February 904 samples, and Ras Al Khaimah received laboratory services chief veterinary percentage of the total samples examined in 1260, which represented 24 % Of total number of samples examined, followed by Abu Dhabi International Airport laboratory samples and 807 Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital (581) sample, scored Laboratory of Veterinary Services Dubai least share the number of samples examined 118 samples, which represented 3% of total number of laboratory samples during that period, and across laboratories State samples were received for the hawks the largest 41% of the total number of samples examined by a total of 1363 samples of chicken sample, followed by 1250 sample, while only some of the samples obtained from birds (geese, enamel, Abu spinners, peacocks, Aelovesn) during the two samples Period.
He explained that the difference of the competent committees of local and federal investigating the health situation of wild birds within the 95 existing local sites between the diversity of coastal areas, wilderness areas, green areas, wet areas, 5 of which are internal sites within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and 85 locations in the Emirate of Dubai and the Northern Emirates, and across The difference regions of the State of the competent committees of local and federal campaigns, including periodic monitoring 85 sites important to a local wild birds and at periodic visits per month.
In Abu Dhabi, 5 were monitoring the sites, either in Dubai and Northern Emirates has the number of observation sites 85 sites, and the focus of the difference in the emirate of Abu Dhabi to control land sites 4 per month, either in Dubai and Northern Emirates has the number of observation sites per month were distributed to 34-58 site 15-22 between the coastal sites, 2-8 internal wet areas and areas of green land sites and 11-20, in Dubai and Northern Emirates was the largest number of monitoring sites 58 sites during the month of January was followed by March 51 locations and recorded least number of sites during the month of control May was a mere 34 sites.
He said he did not register the difference of cases or deaths and widespread in birds in most of the sites were within the control of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Northern Emirates, did not exceed the number of sick and dead birds observed within that 32 birds campaigns, and the emirate of Abu Dhabi within the total number of dead and sick birds observed 15 birds, the highest proportion of deaths recorded during the month of February is 5 birds gull black head and one of the birds Aleihr Alsoqatri collected from the island of Delma gull and a black head and black back is another small area Alchouat, and within different regions of Dubai and the Northern Emirates total number of sick and dead birds 17 birds recorded the largest number of which 10 Aleihr Alsoqatri bird found dead in the Khor Lekhwair, and the difference to withdraw samples from birds suspected and subject to rapid screening, as well as the positive tests by sending samples to laboratories competent and had all negative for bird flu
Google translation:
Monitoring and testing of 1.4 million birds showed the UAE free of bird flu last updated: Saturday, 22/11/2008
ABU DHABI - Oboshihab peace:
The secretariat of the National Emergency Commission of the UAE free of bird flu of any suspected cases of bird flu, noting that the technical teams of the secretariat was able to control the collection of samples from about 40 million and 856 thousand and 394 thousand birds, including birds and 654 of the program of surveillance of poultry and ornamental, hunting, And 646 thousand and 202 birds within the program of monitoring wild birds and migratory birds.
This was stated by the "Gulf" Majed Mansouri, Secretary General of the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi chief of the Secretariat of the National Emergency Commission avian flu and said that the results of observation have been no illness or death of wide concern, adding that technical committees continued to conduct surveillance and collect random samples for examination in As part of precautionary measures implemented by the competent authorities in the State to prevent transmission of the disease to the state.
He said the commission has prepared a detailed report on the results of various activities during the first half of this year will be submitted to the National Emergency Commission for Avian flu, adding that he noted the reports issued by the relevant WTO (World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO ) And the World Health Organization (WHO) continued expansion of the spread of high intensity of bird flu in poultry and wild birds during the first half of this year in many countries of the world, especially those located near the United Arab Emirates (India, Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia), causing considerable economic damage A result of countries afflicted by the elimination of millions of poultry to contain the disease and reduce the threat of domestic wealth, which was exacerbated in Indonesia, Egypt and Bangladesh in recent times, and today is concerned organizations to move this threat to other countries new.
The expansion despite the global spread of the disease showed the results of surveys in the first half of this year, and all the important sites under surveillance in various regions of the State (farm productivity and private markets and shops and trading of birds and residential areas) within the program of surveillance of poultry and ornamental and hunting, not registered any cases Sick and dying wide concern in spite of the monitoring teams total (394,654) birds within the program of surveillance of poultry and ornamental and hunting.
He said it applies to areas of wild birds and migratory and monitoring of the total (646,202) or migratory wild birds, where there have been no suspected cases of the disease, but the difference did not monitor the illness, or epidemic is not a simple death in some wild birds and domestic poultry and migratory Tests were conducted in situ in most locations by examining any suspected cases, which totaled (1419) Mvhosp a sample site, and was accompanied by the application of the positive tests by sending samples to laboratories for examination and the total samples examined during that period (3940) sample has shown all Thank God the safety of birds in all regions of the State and free of bird flu, adding to the continuing oversight.
Mansuri said despite the continuing epidemic alert the WHO within the level of the third stage, but the high number of human cases of the disease in a number of world countries (Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, China) during the last period, calls for strengthening the precautions taken by the secretariat in the development of contingency plan National and prepare for pandemic influenza plan, which includes the final stages of the evolution of the virus (, 4, 5, 6), despite the absence of sufficient evidence to enhance the possibility of transmission of the disease from other people, according to specialized international organizations.
He pointed to the continuing technical personnel working in the veterinary laboratories to provide technical support for surveillance and investigation teams operating in different regions of the State and adopted its receipt of the samples from the teams and throughout the day and analysis of high speed and accuracy of drawing on the use of the latest equipment technical means available to ensure to ensure the safety of birds And free of avian flu.
The total number of samples examined in the 3940 sample laboratories across the state, recorded the largest number during the month of January (1179), followed by a sample in February 904 samples, and Ras Al Khaimah received laboratory services chief veterinary percentage of the total samples examined in 1260, which represented 24 % Of total number of samples examined, followed by Abu Dhabi International Airport laboratory samples and 807 Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital (581) sample, scored Laboratory of Veterinary Services Dubai least share the number of samples examined 118 samples, which represented 3% of total number of laboratory samples during that period, and across laboratories State samples were received for the hawks the largest 41% of the total number of samples examined by a total of 1363 samples of chicken sample, followed by 1250 sample, while only some of the samples obtained from birds (geese, enamel, Abu spinners, peacocks, Aelovesn) during the two samples Period.
He explained that the difference of the competent committees of local and federal investigating the health situation of wild birds within the 95 existing local sites between the diversity of coastal areas, wilderness areas, green areas, wet areas, 5 of which are internal sites within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and 85 locations in the Emirate of Dubai and the Northern Emirates, and across The difference regions of the State of the competent committees of local and federal campaigns, including periodic monitoring 85 sites important to a local wild birds and at periodic visits per month.
In Abu Dhabi, 5 were monitoring the sites, either in Dubai and Northern Emirates has the number of observation sites 85 sites, and the focus of the difference in the emirate of Abu Dhabi to control land sites 4 per month, either in Dubai and Northern Emirates has the number of observation sites per month were distributed to 34-58 site 15-22 between the coastal sites, 2-8 internal wet areas and areas of green land sites and 11-20, in Dubai and Northern Emirates was the largest number of monitoring sites 58 sites during the month of January was followed by March 51 locations and recorded least number of sites during the month of control May was a mere 34 sites.
He said he did not register the difference of cases or deaths and widespread in birds in most of the sites were within the control of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Northern Emirates, did not exceed the number of sick and dead birds observed within that 32 birds campaigns, and the emirate of Abu Dhabi within the total number of dead and sick birds observed 15 birds, the highest proportion of deaths recorded during the month of February is 5 birds gull black head and one of the birds Aleihr Alsoqatri collected from the island of Delma gull and a black head and black back is another small area Alchouat, and within different regions of Dubai and the Northern Emirates total number of sick and dead birds 17 birds recorded the largest number of which 10 Aleihr Alsoqatri bird found dead in the Khor Lekhwair, and the difference to withdraw samples from birds suspected and subject to rapid screening, as well as the positive tests by sending samples to laboratories competent and had all negative for bird flu