11 Egyptian governorates report bird flu cases

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Egypt Fears Bird Flu Outbreak
Officials in Egypt's southern governorate of Qena began testing chickens for avian flu after the mysterious deaths of some 130 of them in one village, a news correspondent reported.

The death of the birds at a number of homes in Ezzab al-Masri prompted residents to alert officials, fearing the outbreak of a disease, the correspondent said.

Veterinary doctors later took samples from the dead poultry for testing. Egypt says it has not detected any cases of bird flu in the country since officials tightened controls at ports of entry and set up observation posts along its borders and waters to collect samples on migratory birds.
The authorities have also called off the bird-hunting season in response to the global bird flu scare and banned imports of live birds and poultry products.

Qena is the governorate in which the popular tourist areas of Luxor and Thebes are located.

News Agencies

 

[DB]

Egypt Fears Bird Flu Outbreak

Egypt Fears Bird Flu Outbreak

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Egypt Fears Bird Flu Outbreak
Officials in Egypt's southern governorate of Qena began testing chickens for avian flu after the mysterious deaths of some 130 of them in one village, a news correspondent reported.

The death of the birds at a number of homes in Ezzab al-Masri prompted residents to alert officials, fearing the outbreak of a disease, the correspondent said.

Veterinary doctors later took samples from the dead poultry for testing. Egypt says it has not detected any cases of bird flu in the country since officials tightened controls at ports of entry and set up observation posts along its borders and waters to collect samples on migratory birds.
The authorities have also called off the bird-hunting season in response to the global bird flu scare and banned imports of live birds and poultry products.

Qena is the governorate in which the popular tourist areas of Luxor and Thebes are located.

 

[DB]

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Egypt ministers meet over dead bird suspicions
17 Feb 2006 13:51:53 GMT

CAIRO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Egyptian ministers met on Friday to discuss the possibility that a case of some bird deaths in the Egyptian capital may have been due to bird flu, a government official said on Friday.

"There is a case of dead birds in Nasr City (an area of Cairo) ... We received this news and were invited at 10 a.m. this morning to hold this meeting (of ministers)," the official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters.

The official said the meeting was to discuss the possibility the birds may have died of the deadly H5N1 virus.

The meeting included Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and the agriculture, interior, defence and information ministers. A health source, who also asked not to be named, said officials were meeting to discuss possible bird deaths from the virus. But he did not give details.

Egypt has banned the import of live birds and has tightened quarantine controls at airports to keep out bird flu. It has also cancelled the annual bird hunting season to minimise contacts between people and migrant birds

 

[DB]

Re: Egypt Fears Bird Flu Outbreak

Re: Egypt Fears Bird Flu Outbreak

Unless you have H5N1 there is no reason to hold a meeting.

 

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Egypt: REPORTS OF AS MANY AS 20 CASES OF BIRD FLU IN EGYPTIAN FOWL

Egypt: REPORTS OF AS MANY AS 20 CASES OF BIRD FLU IN EGYPTIAN FOWL

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The government veterinary service on Saturday reported 18 to 20 dead birds in Egypt have tested positive for avian flu, but officials have not yet determined if it was the deadly H5N1 strain of the disease that has swept out of Asia into the Middle East and Europe.

</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=text>So far there have been no confirmed cases in humans.


The Egyptian Cabinet was meeting Saturday afternoon and expected to make a public announcement, according to health officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to make the information public.
Dr. Talib Ali of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said the disease had been trace to southern Egypt but was carried north when a farmer took an infected Turkey to market in the Cairo region. The positive samples have come from dead birds in the capital, Giza - just across the Nile River from Cairo - Menya and
Qena, the officials said.

The veterinary service said the Health Ministry was preparing to declare a state of emergency.

Egypt is the largest Arab country and the population - which often lives in cramped conditions - depends heavily on chickens and turkey for food. Millions of Egyptians keep live chickens in gardens and in rooftop coops.
Source : Sapa-AP /fws



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[DB]

Re: Egypt: REPORTS OF AS MANY AS 20 CASES OF BIRD FLU IN EGYPTIAN FOWL

Re: Egypt: REPORTS OF AS MANY AS 20 CASES OF BIRD FLU IN EGYPTIAN FOWL

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CAIRO (Reuters) - Cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus have been found in dead birds in three areas of Egypt, a senior official from the World Health Organisation (WHO) told Reuters.

"There is avian flu now in Egypt," Hassan el Bushra, regional adviser for emerging diseases the eastern Mediterranean regional office of WHO said. He did not name the three areas but said birds had died from the deadly H5N1 virus.

 

[HenryN]

Re: Egypt: REPORTS OF AS MANY AS 20 CASES OF BIRD FLU IN EGYPTIAN FOWL

Re: Egypt: REPORTS OF AS MANY AS 20 CASES OF BIRD FLU IN EGYPTIAN FOWL

Egypt reports first bird flu cases</CLASS>

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The first cases of bird flu have been detected in a number of regions in Egypt, state television reported Friday, without saying if the cases involved the highly pathogenic form of the H5N1 virus.
The announcement came as the government held a crisis meeting to discuss the development.
Earlier, officials said they had collected samples from chickens found dead on three poultry farms in Manbal village in Minya, some 250 kilometres (155 miles) south of Cairo.
They also ordered the destruction of the poultry on the farms and tests on all individuals suspected of having came into contact with the poultry there.
Two people were admitted to hospital after examinations revealed fever symptoms, an AFP correspondent said. Officials had claimed that initial tests on the samples suggested the chickens died of diarrhea.
On Thursday officials in the southern governorate of Qena said they had began testing chickens for avian flu after some 130 died under unexplained circumstances at a number of homes.

 

[Bruce]

Egypt -Bird flu spreads to Egypt

Egypt -Bird flu spreads to Egypt

18.2.06
Bird flu spreads to Egypt
By Steven R. Hurst, Associated Press
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3521637

CAIRO, Egypt - Tests confirmed the deadly strain of bird flu in Egypt, as France reported a probable first case Friday and the United Nations expressed growing concern about the virus' spread through West Africa.

Egypt reported Friday that 18-20 dead birds had tested positive for bird flu. A U.N. official said tests confirmed an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain that has swept out of Southeast Asia into Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Egypt's health ministry was preparing to declare a state of emergency, the government said.

The French agriculture ministry said Friday that it found the nation's "probable" first case of H5N1 bird flu virus in a dead wild duck. The ministry said tests confirmed that the duck found in the southeast Ain region had H5 bird flu and that it was believed to be the deadly N1 strain. Further tests were being conducted, the ministry said.

Agriculture Minister Dominique Bussereau told reporters Friday night that there was a 90 percent chance that it was H5N1, adding that he expected confirmation over the weekend.

Bird flu has killed 91 people in Turkey and in Asia since 2003, with most victims infected directly by sick birds, according to the World Health Organization. Scientists fear the H5N1 virus could mutate to a form more easily passed between humans and spark a human flu pandemic.

In Egypt, Dr. Talib Elham of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said the disease apparently had moved north to Cairo in an infected turkey taken to market in the capital.

Other outbreaks were found in flocks in backyard gardens and rooftop coops in Giza, across the Nile river from Cairo. Positive tests also were reported from birds in the southern Egyptian cities of Minya and Qena, and Elham said authorities had started slaughtering fowl in affected areas, although he did not have figures.

Egypt is the largest Arab country and the population - which often lives in cramped conditions - depends heavily on chickens and turkeys for food. Millions of Egyptians keep chickens in gardens and rooftop coops.

Egypt has no confirmed cases in humans.

Germany confirmed 10 more cases of avian flu in birds Friday and warned state governments to brace for the disease to spread through the country. The 10 birds found on a northern island had the H5N1 strain, the federal animal health institute said Friday. They followed three previously confirmed cases.

 

[Bruce]

18.2.06 Egypt -Bird flu spreads to Middle East, Africa

18.2.06 Egypt -Bird flu spreads to Middle East, Africa

Bird flu spreads to Middle East, Africa

STEVEN R. HURST

Associated Press

CAIRO, Egypt - Tests confirmed the deadly strain of bird flu in Egypt, as France reported a probable first case Friday and the United Nations expressed growing concern about the virus's spread through West Africa.
Egypt reported Friday that 18-20 dead birds had tested positive for bird flu. A U.N. official said tests confirmed an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain that has swept out of Southeast Asia into Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Egypt's health ministry was preparing to declare a state of emergency, the government said.
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/13901025.htm

 

[Bruce]

Egypt advises people to get rid of domestic poultry

Egypt advises people to get rid of domestic poultry

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Egypt advises people to get rid of domestic poultry
CAIRO, Feb 18 (Reuters) The Egyptian government today advised people who breed poultry at home to get rid of them to prevent the spread of bird flu, which was diagnosed in seven chickens in Egypt on Thursday.

Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said in a statement: ''The time has come to get rid of the idea of breeding chickens on the roofs of houses, especially under current circumstances.'' ''The world is moving towards big farms because they can be controlled under veterinary supervision, so if any problems arise, intervening to deal with them is much easier,'' he added.

The seven sick or dead chickens were found in homes, not on large farms. Many Egyptians in cities keep chickens or pigeons on the roof for their own consumption or as a source of supplementary income.

Nazif said the government would compensate the owners of any sick or dead birds. But it is safe to slaughter and eat domestic fowl which do not have the disease, he added.

The Egyptian Health Ministry said yesterday it had carried out tests on people living near the seven diseased chickens but no human cases were found.

Egypt has tested 37,000 samples from birds since the virus started spreading around the world but Thursday's were the first positive results, it said.

To meet an expected increase in demand and hold prices down, the government plans to buy more red meat from abroad, Agriculture Minister Amin Abaza told a news conference. Egypt's main suppliers of livestock have been Sudan and Ethiopia.

Egypt has banned the import of live birds and has tightened quarantine controls to keep out bird flu. It also cancelled the annual bird hunting season to minimise contacts between people and migrant birds.

H5N1 influenza remains mainly a disease of poultry, and has killed or forced the culling of more than 200 million birds across Asia, parts of the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

But it has also infected 171 people, killing 93, and is steadily mutating. If it acquires the ability to pass easily from person to person, it could cause a pandemic that might kill millions.

 

[Sally Furniss]

Egypt denies reported human bird flu case

Egypt denies reported human bird flu case

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CAIRO, Feb. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Egypt's Higher National Committee,in charge of fighting bird flu, denied that there was one human case of bird flu despite new cases among birds in the country, the official MENA news agency said on Sunday.
Citing a statement released by the committee, <!--ADV_CONTENT-->the report said new cases among birds were reported in five governorates including Qena, Daqahliya, Giza, Qalubiya and Beni Sueif.
The Egyptian government, in cooperation with international organizations, will exert strenuous efforts to bring the situation under control, said the statement.
The committee banned the movement of live birds across provincial borders for the next 15 days and banned the sale or slaughter of live birds in street markets.
The committee advised citizens not to dispose of perished birds in the open and to report bird deaths immediately to the concerned authorities.
Egypt reported its first case of bird flu on Friday among domestic fowl. The infected chicken were found at Shibin el-Kanatir in the Nile Delta, 60 km north of Cairo.
Egypt has banned the import of live birds and has tightened quarantine controls to keep the country away from bird flu. It also cancelled the annual bird hunting season to minimize contacts between people and migrant birds.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/19/content_4200360.htm

 

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Re: Egypt -Bird flu spreads to Egypt

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Cairo zoo closes after bird flu reaches Egypt

February 19, 2006, 16:30

Egyptian authorities closed Cairo zoo and seven other state-run zoos around the country for two weeks from today to prevent the spread of bird flu after cases of the H5N1 virus were detected on Thursday. Cairo zoo manager Talaat Sidraus said that zoo workers has immediately started disinfecting bird cages.

Witnesses saw dead and sick birds inside the zoo grounds today but it was not immediately clear if they had bird flu. Large flocks of egrets and other wild birds live in the trees in and around the zoo. The authorities have reported cases of bird flu in seven provinces, stretching from Dakahlia in the northeast of the Nile Delta to Qena in the far south. At least 10 000 birds have been culled at a chicken farm north of Cairo.

On Sunday, merchants who normally slaughter and sell live chickens on the street had closed in compliance with a ban. Some remained open but had few customers. The government said it was importing 73 000 packets of Tamiflu, one of the few medicines thought to alleviate the symptoms of the disease when it hits humans.

No human cases have been diagnosed in Egypt. - Reuters

 

[Bruce]

Re: Egypt -Bird flu spreads to Egypt

Re: Egypt -Bird flu spreads to Egypt

Foot-and-mouth disease in Egypt 700 and west Turkey some.
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17.2.2006[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial]Egyptiss? suu- ja sorkkatautia[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Kansainv?linen el?intautij?rjest? OIE on raportoinut suu- ja sorkkatautitapauksista Egyptiss?. Yhteens? 15 taudinpurkausta (yhteens? yli 7000 sairastunutta el?int?) on todettu naudoilla ja puhveleilla tammikuun 22. p?iv?st? alkaen seuraavilla alueilla: Alexandria, Behera, Kairo, Dakahlia, Dumyat, Fayum, Ismailia ja Menofia. Matkailijoiden on syyt? huomioida, ett? suu- ja sorkkatauti on eritt?in helposti levi?v? el?intauti, johon voivat sairastua sek? naudat, siat ett? pienet m?rehtij?t (lampaat, vuohet). Ihminenkin voi levitt?? tautia aiheuttavaa virusta, joten karjanomistajien on matkaillessaan noudatettava erityist? varovaisuutta ja muistettava ehdottomasti noudattaa 48 tunnin s??nt?? matkalta palatessaan. El?inper?isi? tuliaisia ei pid? tuoda mukanaan kotimaahan. Yksitt?isi? suu- ja sorkkatautitapauksia on t?ll? kuulla raportoitu my?s L?nsi-Turkista.
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[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN EGYPT[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif](Date of previous outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Egypt reported to the OIE: June 2000 [virus serotype O1]).[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Immediate notification report[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Information received on 15 February 2006 from Dr Ahmed Tawfik Mohamed, Chairman of the General Organization for Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Cairo:[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Report date: 15 February 2006.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed disease or infection in a country or zone/compartment following a report declaring the outbreak(s) ended.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Identification of agent: foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus serotype A. In addition, the presence of serotype SAT2 is suspected.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Date of first confirmation of the event: 12 February 2006.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Date of start of the event: 22 January 2006.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Clinical disease: yes.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Details of outbreaks:[/FONT]
First administrative division (governorate)Lower administrative divisionType of epidemiological unitName of the locationDate of start of the outbreakSpeciesNumber of animals in the outbreakssusceptiblecasesdeathsdestroyedslaughteredAlexandriaAbisvillageHud 109 Feb. 2006buf17025???AlexandriaMaamouravillageAl alman9 Feb. 2006buf21815???BeheraEltahrirfarmElentelak3 Feb. 2006bov12610???CairoEl salamfarmYasmeen13 Feb. 2006bov242242???DakahliaSherbinfarmOda30 Jan. 2006bov3535???DumyatFaraskourfarmEl sarw9 Feb. 2006bov1,1226???DumyatKafr saadfarmEl manazlah26 Jan. 2006bov308258???DumyatKafr saadfarmEl manazlah26 Jan. 2006buf33???DumyatKafr saadfarmTaftish awal26 Jan. 2006bov4343???DumyatKafr saadfarmTaftish awal26 Jan. 2006buf1111???FayumTamiafarmElwatania11 Feb. 2006bov31420???IsmailiaAbou SoeirfarmAbou soeir27 Jan. 2006bov2,2002,200150??IsmailiaAbou SoeirvillageAbou soeir27 Jan. 2006bov34713???IsmailiaAbou SoeirvillageAbou soeir27 Jan. 2006buf1005???IsmailiaDesert roadfarmEl arabia27 Jan. 2006bov3,5003,500219??IsmailiaDesert roadfarmEl etehad22 Jan. 2006bov8044022??IsmailiaDesert roadfarmEl nour28 Jan. 2006bov46520020??MenofiaElsadatfarmDelta7 Feb. 2006bov2,431730??? [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Description of affected populations: cattle and buffaloes. The infection was mainly reported in intensive dairy farms. Deaths were mainly reported among animals aged less than 1 month.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Diagnosis:[/FONT]
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performedSamples examinedDiagnostic tests usedDateResultsAnimal Health Research Institutetongue epithelium; blood serumenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)12 Feb. 2006FMD virus serotype A [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Control measures to be applied:[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]- quarantine;[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]- movement control inside the country;[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]- disinfection of infected premises/establishments.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Treatment of affected animals: yes (symptomatic treatment).[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Vaccination prohibited: no. Routine vaccination against FMD is done on a regular basis in Egypt using locally manufactured oily dead virus vaccine against FMD serotype O1. Vaccination by polyvalent strains of FMD will be undertaken as soon as the vaccine is obtained.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Final report: no.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]http://www.oie.int/eng/info/hebdo/A_CURRENT.HTM#Sec7
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[Bruce]

Egypt 83 birds die zoo closes

Egypt 83 birds die zoo closes

Cairo zoo closes after 83 birds die

Web posted at: 2/20/2006 2:52:42
Source ::: Reuters CAIRO:

The Egyptian authorities closed Cairo zoo and seven other state-run zoos around the country for two weeks from yesterday after 83 birds died there, some from the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.

Witnesses saw dead and sick birds inside the zoo grounds yesterday and the Health Ministry said that six of the 83 dead birds had tested positive for bird flu.

A ministry statement said they included species of duck, turkey and Chinese geese. The zoo has slaughtered 563 birds and drained all the ponds there, it added.

Yesterday, zoo workers sprinkled disinfectant around the cages and zoo manager Talaat Sidraus said the aim was to gain control of the situation ?before disaster strikes?.

Since the first announcement on Friday the authorities have reported cases of bird flu among poultry in at least eight provinces, stretching from Dakahlia and Biheira on the Mediterranean coast to Qena in the far south.

About 1,000 poultry from private houses have been culled, along with 14,000 birds at farms north of Cairo. The authorities are in the process of slaughtering another 56,000 at a farm in the Nile Delta town of Mit Ghamr, the ministry said.

http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Gulf%2C+Middle+East+%26+Africa&month=February2006&file=World_News2006022025242.xml

 

[Bruce]

Re: Egypt -Bird flu spreads to Egypt

Re: Egypt -Bird flu spreads to Egypt

Egypt orders domestic bird cull

The Egyptian government has ordered the slaughter of all poultry kept in homes, as part of efforts to stop the spread of bird flu in the country. A ban on the movement of poultry between governorates is in place. Measures already announced include a ban on the import of live birds.
Cases of the of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus have been reported in at least 15 governorates.
Officials say there have been no human cases of the disease

(My note: No BF YET? Se image)

 

[Theresa42]

11 Egyptian governorates report bird flu cases

11 Egyptian governorates report bird flu cases

CAIRO, Feb 20 (KUNA) -- Egyptian Minister of Health Dr. Hatem El-Gabali said Monday that 11 governorates reported cases of bird flu, noting that 100 tested locations turned positive, 90 percent of which were in family-owned poultries.

In a parliamentary session, El-Gabali said the governorates that reported bird flu cases were Cairo, Giza, Bani Swaif, Qena, Dulohiya, Qalyobiya, Behaira, Kafr Al-Sheikh, Almenia, Sharqeya, and Manofiya, noting that Cairo, Bani Swaif, and Manofiya reported more positive locations.

He added that residents in these areas have been experiencing fear and panic due to the presence of thousands of dead birds on the streets and floating in water surfaces, noting that the concerned authorities received bird flu 703 reports in 23 governorates.

The minister noted that 299 citizens came in contact with infected birds and were medically examined and turned negative, adding that results of human blood samples tested before also turned negative.

The ministry followed necessary procedures to contain the virus, such as taking blood samples, cleaning and treating sites chemically, and killing, burning, and burrying infected birds.

El-Gabali asserted Egypt's concern for monitoring the disease in cooperation with other countries, calling on owners of poultry businesses to report any cases of bird flu and to keep infected birds in sealed plastic bags to hand them to designated pickup cars.

Meanwhile, Minister of Agriculture Amin Abaza said that 17 billion Egyptian pounds are invested in poultry businesses and that 1.5 million workers are employed in this field, calling on the public not to panic as bird flu only infects human with weak immune system and in close contacts with the birds.

Abaza added that international health organizations, the US, and the European Union expressed readiness for providing financial and technical support to Egypt to confront the disease.

http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=831416

 

[Theresa42]

Negative tests for 29 Egyptians who presented symptoms of disease

Negative tests for 29 Egyptians who presented symptoms of disease

babelfished from French:

Aviary influenza: negative tests for 29 Egyptians who presented symptoms of disease (A.P. 21/02/2006)

CAIRO (AP) - The examinations undergone by 29 people who presented symptoms of the aviary influenza in Egypt after having come into contact with dead birds are revealed negative, announced to Monday the Egyptian Minister for Health.

Hatem Moustapha el-Gabaly declared at a departmental committee that no human being was carrying the aviary flu virus in Egypt, according to an official statement of the service of information of State.

Cairo made state of the presence of the stock mortal H5N1 in the country last week.

The departmental committee - which includes/understands the Ministers for Agriculture, of the Environment as well as persons in charge for the ministries for Information and Interior reviewed the measures intended to stop the propagation of the aviary influenza. It discussed the possibility of immunizing the breedings and a technical commission was charged to present recommendations on the subject.

http://www.africatime.com/afrique/nouvelle.asp?no_nouvelle=240752

 

[Theresa42]

Egypt orders domestic bird cull

Egypt orders domestic bird cull

Egypt orders domestic bird cull

The Egyptian government has ordered the slaughter of all poultry kept in homes, as part of efforts to stop the spread of bird flu in the country.

A ban on the movement of poultry between governorates is in place. Measures already announced include a ban on the import of live birds.

Cases of the of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus have been reported in at least 15 governorates.

Officials say there have been no human cases of the disease.

The government has called on Egyptians to stay calm, and not to dispose of slaughtered or dead birds in the roads, irrigation canals or the Nile River.

Correspondents say the sudden arrival and spread of the disease over the past few days has caused widespread panic among Egyptians.

Economic crisis

The UN has reported that the economic effects of bird flu in Egypt could be devastating.

Demand for chickens has collapsed. The poultry industry provides work for between 2.5 million and 3 million Egyptians, the UN says.

Talib Murad Ali, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation's regional officer for animal health, told the Reuters agency that countries like Egypt would be particularly hard hit economically.

"Worldwide poultry accounts for about 20% of the animal protein consumed. But in Egypt it was 45-50% of all meat and fish and it was a third of the price of red meat. It's the only protein to which the poor have access," Mr Ali said.

The first cases of H5N1 on the African continent were confirmed last week when the virus was found in Nigeria.

The disease has spread west from South-East Asia. Cases have also been confirmed in Europe.

The H5N1 strain of bird flu has killed at least 90 people since early 2003, mostly in South-East Asia.

The virus can infect humans in close contact with birds. There is still no evidence that it can be passed from human to human.

Experts, however, fear the virus could mutate to gain this ability, and in its new form trigger a flu pandemic, potentially putting millions of human lives at risk.

BBC News
February 20, 2006

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[Theresa42]

"Egyptian minister of agriculture ..The crisis of the bird flu ends in next March"

"Egyptian minister of agriculture ..The crisis of the bird flu ends in next March"

Machine translated from Arabic:

The Egyptian minister of agriculture ..The crisis of the bird flu ends in next March
Feb 22, 2006
A health / Egypt / an influenza / a minister

Cairo - 22-2 (an universe) - The Egyptian minister of agriculture Amin Abaza expected today that she ends the crisis of the bird flu disease in its countries in second half from next March with the end of the current round to the poultry breeding. :re:

And Abaza in a speech for him in front of the Egyptian parliament said that the government decided purchase all alive farms poultry adding that this presentation will end in 25 March the next.

And the Egyptian government discussed its exerted efforts for the blockade of the disease and the prevention of its spread while prime minister doctor Ahmed Nazif clarified that the strategy of his government in the move depends on a four axes.

And the spokesman of the Cabinet doctor Magdi Radi of the journalists mentioned that the first axis consists by the blockade of the disease in foci its appearance and the execution of the injured birds and getting rid from the dead according to the World Health Organization protocols as for the second axis, it consists 1ith the health examination continuous in the related to the injured poultry.

And Radi mentioned that the third axis is opening contact channels for the notification of the operation rooms in all of the governorates and a central operations room and another room by the Cabinet with a doubled are the number of the lines specified for the notification about an injury or for the inquiry.

And he clarified that the last axis consists by the concentration on the enlightenment and the media in detail for the knowledge of the citizens of the problem with transparency beside the dealing with the economic effects to the habit.

Mentions that (Egypt air) it informed the start of today offering the birds meals of all its trips and the foreign companies trips the working in Egypt while the national council of the human rights in Egypt appealed to the organizations of the civil society for the initiative for the aid of the victims who the economic effects that resulted from the outbreak of the epidemic within the framework of the solidarity life and the solidarity between the society categories.

http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=ar&DSNO=832178

 

[Theresa42]

Bird flu fears lead to panic buying of water in Egypt

Bird flu fears lead to panic buying of water in Egypt

Bird flu fears lead to panic buying of water in Egypt

Cairo, Feb. 23. (AP): Health officials on Wednesday sought to reassure the public that Cairo's drinking water supply is safe, after fears of bird flu sparked a panic of buying bottled water.

State television and radio broadcast repeated reports on Wednesday that drinking water in Egypt's capital city was safe, after a rumour that chickens infected with bird flu had been tossed into Cairo's water reservoirs and into the Nile rapidly. The rumour spread quickly across the city on Tuesday, leading to thousands of phone calls and mobile phone text messages.

The Health Ministry's switchboard was choked by calls from anxious citizens. Bottles of mineral water disappeared from shop shelves, and there was also heavy buying of soft drinks.

The fears came four days after Egypt announced that the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu had been found in chickens and turkeys in Giza, the twin city of Cairo, and in southern provinces. No human cases of bird flu have been diagnosed, however.

Some schools on Wednesday posted signs to try to reassure parents that the Health Ministry had declared the water safe.

The minister of state for Legal Affairs and Legislative Councils, Mufid Shihab, told the parliament on Tuesday that "public water is pure according to tests conducted on Wednesday."

"The Government is telling the truth, because it cares about citizens' health," Mufid said.

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