EGYPT - 400(?) people in Sohag struck by high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue

[Theresa42]

Five (5) cases isolated "fearing the spread of infection"....

Google-translated from Arabic:

High poisoning victims in Sohag, 400 wounded
July 5, 2007

Sohag - The number of victims of poisoning that struck the village Alermellat governorate of Sohag to 400 Wednesday.

The hospital received the pathogenesis of Sohag new numbers, including family citizenship Nanah Mr. Muhammad, 35, and kids benefit of 7 years, and his brother Awad 4 years and 5 years Huda also received nine other cases.

And with the temperature exceeded 41 degrees and suffering from vomiting and diarrhea, wasting and general weakness.

State of emergency declared in all hospitals in Sohag Viral and nearby towns, according to the newspaper evening.

The committee of doctors visited the hospital Sohag stricken village and sampling of blood and faeces 48 cases, the Committee decided to isolate 5 cases of the gravity of the situation and fearing the spread of infection.

Summoned Dr. Hatim al-Jabali, Minister of Health to Cairo, acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Sohag, Dr. Mohamed Mohamed Abdel Aal, who has been in Cairo Thursday morning.

Major-General Mohsen Al governor of Sohag for forming a committee began work Wednesday to take samples of drinking water and sanitation for analysis fear mixed as sampling, which sells Algaalon vendors.

http://www.masrawy.com/News/2007/Egypt/Politics/July/5/health.aspx

 

[Theresa42]

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They haven't found anything in the local water. Most of these patients seem to be improving after treatment -- some have been transferred to the Sohag Viral Hospital.

Google-translated from Arabic:

Official health excludes drinking water behind the poisoning of Sohag, prosecutors achieved
July 5, 2007

Sohag - Heard Thursday, the Public Prosecutor's status Sohag under Counselor Atef Abbas Solicitor General of Prosecutions North Sohag to the testimony of 12 people with fatigue and Kiev, diarrhea and high temperature Samala "Alermellat" without knowing the reasons.

He said they [the victims] were taken aback infected with these symptoms despite taking up the usual food and non-food joint addressing also heard prosecution statements Dr. Omar Youssef health unit Ballnga doctor who said he was the arrival of the cases on long intervals and provide first aid and the necessary improvement in the situation most of -- and converting some of them to a hospital Viral.

The prosecution asked for expedited results of the analysis of samples infected and samples of drinking water and food inside Naja in order to know and identify the causes of infection.

In the same level, the Directorate of Health governorate of Sohag convert seven new cases of infected symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea and high temperature Ballnga to hospital Viral city of Sohag.

For his part, ruled out Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aal Under Affairs Directorate health governorate of Sohag to be drinking water cause for the appearance of symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea and high temperature to more than 75 residents of the hamlet "Alermellat."

He said that the results of preliminary tests on samples of drinking water Ballnga proved Bactiriolujia water safety and the safety of chemotherapy also proved sources in the waterway, pipes and taps. Pointing out that the Directorate awaiting final analysis results for the Ministry of Health so that the reasons can be ascertained incidence within Naja.

http://www.masrawy.com/News/2007/Egypt/Politics/July/5/pollution.aspx

 

[Theresa42]

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Not typhoid, according to authorities. Hat-tip, pugmom!

Google-translated from Arabic:

GRIPPED BY HORROR Sohag
The high incidence of vomiting and diarrhea to 140 and analysis denies the existence of typhoid
July 5, 2007

Sohag Hisham EL MARAGHY: Escalated yesterday, the fear and terror among the citizens of Naga fully the status of Sohag after increasing the number of infected vomiting, diarrhea and high temperatures to 140 people. Viral Hospital received 9 new cases raised the number of detainees to 15 state hospital failed conservation efforts and the Directorate of Health in determining the causes of infection. Turning delegation to the town of Nag Alermellat source of the strange disease

The entire people to the symptoms of the disease began entire Abdalenaim where poetry Antar on Abdalenaim vertigo is on his way to perform evening prayers at mosques and fell to the ground and injured vomit and diarrhea then moved symptoms of infection for the rest of his family members and then to the rest of Naja. Strange that dealt with different foods, all of whom appeared similar symptoms. Dr. Nabil Nasri hospital director pathogenesis of Sohag that the samples that have been analyzed so far confirmed the absence of any injury Baltephod [typhoid] and causes vomiting and diarrhea was still unknown and await the outcome of the examination of samples sent to labs of the Ministry of Health and added that it had been a farmer for some cases to determine the causes of infection. Referring to cure 6 cases and placed under observation to check them. Excitingly, the water sample that was examined further confirmed territorial ambiguous position, especially with the increasing incidence. He criticized the attitude of residents officials maintain passive and not moving quickly to save lives until they had resorted to the prescriptions municipal and emphasized that they had 72 filed at the police station and 85 filed in the Department of Health because of the extremely alarming that dominated the residents nearby villages for fear of being infected.

http://www.alwafd.org/v2/News/NewsD...st&PHPSESSID=4748c73d1aac980b5c978a542f490b3d

 

[Vibrant62]

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Growth is exponential. Additionally the above report refers to saving lives, which implies that there have been fatalities.

 

[Theresa42]

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This outbreak of whatever it is was first reported on Tuesday, July 3rd. Here are the earlier reports:

Google-translated from Arabic:

20 people injured in Sohag and Kiev cases of fatigue without knowing the reasons
July 3, 2007

Sohag - 20 people injured Tuesday village "Nag Alermellat" status Sohag cases fatigue and Kiev and diarrhea, and very high temperature has been providing medical assistance for them where he started a medical team to examine samples of food and water to determine the causes of infection.

The Major General Ahmed Abdel Wahab, director of security Sohag had received a communication from the health unit Samala fully the status of Sohag arrival of 12 people from the nearby Nag Alermellat infected situation fatigue and severe vomiting and diarrhea, and very high Drghalahrarh was a first for them.

The inspection, examination and question a doctor about the health unit reported 8 other cases the unit for the same injury symptoms of the total cases to 20 cases have been providing medical assistance available to them and have gone all out of the hospital and their condition has been stable arrest one of them, is not yet know the reasons for the injury.

Dr. Saleh has supported Attiya Director of Preventive Medicine Department of Health governorate of Sohag substance of what came communique said that a medical team at the highest level of the Directorate doctors to go to the village and exchange preventive medication and the citizens and finding random sampling of food and water to determine the causes of infection.

http://www.masrawy.com/News/2007/Cases/july/3/accident.aspx

The number's now up to 65. Test results expected within the next 48 hours (don't know what they're testing for)....

Google-translated from Arabic:

Through 48 hours
The disclosure of the ambiguity of the conditions of vomiting and the diarrhea in Suhaj
July 5, 2007

Dispatched Dr. Hatem Gabali, Minister of Health of the medical committee of high-level fact-finding mission in Naga Alermellat electoral district, after wounding 65 citizens with vomiting and diarrhea and high temperature.

He said Dr. Mohammed Abdel Aal Under the Directorate of Health electoral district: the results of the analysis of samples of blood, smear enema, which was taken from infected evident within 48 hours, to detect these cases and ambiguity show causes, in order to calm the villagers who have suffered from panic despite the improvement of living and stability.

http://www.ahram.org.eg/Index.asp?CurFN=fron13.htm&DID=9268

Make that more than 80. Looks like they're doing all sorts of tests, icld. X-rays(?)....

Google-translated from Arabic:

Vomiting, diarrhea and high temperature affects dozens of Sohag
Medical comprehensive survey of Nag Alermellat and prosecutors hastened results of the analysis
July 5, 2007

Sohag - Hadi Wars:

The effects of rising numbers of people with vomiting, diarrhea and high temperatures of tens of people from Nag Alermellat electoral district and the injury status of entire families of panic and fear among the local people as the number of infected to more than 80 injured.

"Syrian weekly" Nag Alermellat visited the village of Sohag fully Center and met families and families infected and doctors who have been prosecuted for cases where patients assigned Major General Mohsen Al governor of Sohag, Dr. Mohamed Mohamed Abdel Aal Under the Directorate of Health quickly move to the village and follow up cases aphid and the work needed ..

Dr. Mohamed Mohamed Abdel Aal, cases have arisen vomiting and diarrhea and owner temperature rise when some money and we work for them and give them gastric treatment and exited most cases only 6 cases associations [only 6 cases hospitalized?].

He has been taking samples of drinking water and feeder lines to the homes of the village and samples of the patients and families of Paul and excrement and blood for analysis, we did a comprehensive survey of medical and organize comprehensive medical convoy to detect both families and their neighbors.

D added. that Dr. Mohammed Abdel Aal. Hatim al-Jabali, minister of health care and sent to the medical committee of the Communicable Diseases Control Division headed. Badr Awad arrived to the village to work comprehensive survey and sampling and sent to the central laboratories of the ministry to explain why the emergence of such cases.

Patients talk

We met a number of patients from Nag Alermellat sons, who were transferred to hospital Viral. Ali Mohammed Yusuf says 19-year student at the Faculty of Science: The usual diet of cheese and melon surprised colicky, severe vomiting and rose degree Hararti did not know why she went to the health unit found dozens of people complain that I Naja him Ashco So the doctor Betahewylli of pathogenesis .. Ali Mohammed Yousef wondered: did not know the reason for us to this situation and whether food or drinking water or watermelon?

He says Abdarauf Mohammad Abdullah did not touch my meals usual "Beans and authority" and impregnated tea and whether that has occurred in drinking water all the sons Naja drink and whether they would better try dining why pointing out that sampling Paul faeces and blood for analysis, to see why.

Prayer and Rehab

Sisters were prayer Mustafa Yusuf said, and her sister Rehab: after dinner we "vegetables and chicks [nestlings]" we were diarrhea, vomiting and the high Hararatna [fever] been conveyed to the health and integrity of the doctor to disclose the pathogenesis of us and took us to Paul and blood samples for analysis has been dogged with fear and terror, which happened to us because the situation is unnatural and surely there is something in our diet or Shrabena we in Unstable physical, psychological, we fear that eat or drink What would we do?

Mervat Youssef

Mervat said her brother Yusuf Qasim, Qassim - then Hadjzena Hospital Viral transform from a doctor after the health unit because Hararatna very high degree of vomiting or severe and persistent ate beans and watermelon stand, we do not know whether eating is the reason, or drinking water? Are pesticides and chemical fertilizer from which heard that the poison or what we fear severe.

Dr Omar Youssef doctor health unit Samala Alermellat unit arrived 20 wounded on the first day yesterday - the first Tuesday-author vomiting and diarrhea and signing medical examinations showed a sharp rise in temperature, I have to convert a number of them to hospital viral city of Sohag because of the severe Skhountham I have a money gastrointestinal the treatment of others and discharged after continued recovery.

Added I was surprised the next day the arrival of 15 others and then 20 more with the same symptoms and complaining of diarrhea, vomiting and heated about it and informed officials Power health and the Directorate of Health electoral district and the dangers of the security services.

Dr. Mohamed Mohamed Abdel Aal Under electoral district Directorate of Health has confirmed that a caravan integrated medical specialties include all medical labs and X-ray analysis for mobile detection and comprehensive medical survey of all the inhabitants of Nag Alermellat sampling urine, faeces, blood and conduct a comprehensive analysis of these samples as well as the sampling of water used contained them from the water station, a village about Abualedap and analyzing all of this to reach the direct cause of the injury such cases Balkiye and diarrhea.

Prosecutors

Immediately inform Major General Ahmed Abdel Wahab, director of security Sohag been notified prosecutors ordered the Muhammad Ali Center Director on behalf of Sohag under Counselor Atef Abbas Solicitor General of Prosecutions North Sohag to call a doctor unity to be heard and the speed of medical reports and the results of tests to determine the cause of the disease.

http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/algomhuria/today/local/detail04.asp

 

[Rysinga]

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When it is the whole village, it most likely is the water supply that is causing the problem. As poor as most of the countryside of Egypt is, they are probably dealing with Cholera.

 

[Theresa42]

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When it is the whole village, it most likely is the water supply that is causing the problem. As poor as most of the countryside of Egypt is, they are probably dealing with Cholera.

It could very well be cholera or something else to do with the water like you say. So far, they haven't found anything in the local water, but they are still running tests.

 

[Theresa42]

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Another report saying that the local water is okay....

Google-translated from Arabic:

"Health" Sohag: Results of preliminary tests of water "Nag Alermellat" stresses safety

Wrote Mr. Abuali and hydro Talat
July 6, 2007

Ruled Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aal, Under Medical Affairs Directorate in Sohag, that the drinking water behind the symptoms of poisoning and infection with high temperature, vomiting and diarrhea among more than 75 residents of the hamlet Alermellat status of Sohag.

Abdel Aal told "Egyptian Today" said that the results of preliminary tests on samples of drinking water in Naja proven integrity, and safety of water sources proved either Hungarian or pipes or taps, pointing out that the Directorate of waiting for the results of the final analysis of the Ministry of Health.

Dr Abdel Aal that "Alermellat" small hamlet of just 30 houses, inhabited by 300 people and away from the village mother "Nag fully" about 500 meters and shared with five neighboring villages in sources of drinking water, although it did not appear any cases or symptoms of infection within these villages.

He added Under health affairs that the fight infection Ministry of Health visited all the houses Naja, and took samples from infected, and finding random samples were taken from water sources and grooved and taps and samples of the diet of the people of Naja including the tea and sugar.

Said Dr. Saleh Attiya, director general of preventive medicine Directorate, the citizens of the six people who had been detained Naja Hospital pathogenesis of Sohag situation is very stable, and will not be allowed to leave only after ensuring continued recovery and the emergence of results of the analysis of samples taken from them.

She emphasized that the health situation inside Naja very stable after the provision of medicines and necessary treatment within the health unit to deal promptly with any new cases of infection.

http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=67618

 

[gjs47]

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Re: EGYPT - 400 people in Sohag/Suhaj struck by high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, fatig

How far away is this from Asyut or other locations where there have been reported cases of bird flu? Is there any possible connection?

 

[Theresa42]

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Sounds like the village, Naga Alermellat, is 10 km from Sohag city. No one is in any sort of critical condition.

This article reports that 59 people are sick, not 400. Coincidentally(?), the village is home to 400 people ... could be that the previous report wrongly reported the number of sick people (hope so!). The numbers are all over the place, though -- "Al Wafd" reports 140 sick, so who knows...?

Google-translated from Arabic:

A team of infectious disease control flies to Sohag to uncover the mystery injury 59 people exhibited symptoms of poisoning
July 6, 2007

Tarek wrote Secretary 6/7/2007

A team specialized in the fight against infectious diseases and epidemiology from the Ministry of Health, to detect mystery infection symptoms similar to the mass poisoning among citizens killed yesterday evening in Naga Alermellat, which lies 10 kilometers from Sohag governorate (city?).

Sent Dr. Hatem Gabali, Minister of Health and Population, Sohag yesterday to the team of three specialists to determine the reasons for the injury of more than 59 citizen symptoms of poisoning in 23 houses of the total 45 houses in Naja's Nejj fully the status of Sohag.

About 20 citizens had felt symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea and high temperatures, then began rising number of infected up to 59 citizens, 12 of whom were transferred to a hospital pathogenesis of Sohag because of the high degree of Women to 41 degrees,

The remaining issues are treated at the residence, according to what Dr. Rahman Shahin, spokesman for the Ministry, stressing that "the general situation of living is very stable, and there are no health problems or critical situations, and the reconstruction of injured ranging between one and a half and 60 years."

He added that the small-Naja, home to between 350 and 400 people .. And the citizens they have to store water in the "Al-Zeer", but this may not be the cause of infection symptoms.

On his part, Dr Amr Kandil general manager combat infectious diseases ministry: that the team in Sohag is now taking samples of water "and excrement" and eating utensils used in preparation for analysis at labs central to know the secret of mass injury to citizens of vomiting and diarrhea, some of whom were only in the high temperature.

Qandil and refused to refer to something specific reason for the injury, pointing out that the samples which will reveal the reason for injuries, after analysis in the central labs, which will results within 3 or 5 days, and he is currently working epidemiological investigation to ascertain the quality of drinking water and how storage and utensils used, The preparation of a technical report healthy position,

He continued Qandil: made sure that the samples main source "water pipe" completely intact, especially as they feed 5 other villages did not occur any problems.

http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=67565

 

[Theresa42]

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How far away is this from Asyut or other locations where there have been reported cases of bird flu? Is there any possible connection?

Sohag/Suhaj borders on both Asyut (which is to the north of Sohag) and Qina governorate (to the south):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Egypt

Qina is where there have been (what?) 3 recent cases of bf (one 10 yr old girl who died and two 4 yr olds who have recovered).

BF has also been confirmed in poultry in Sohag/Suhaj governorate

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22870&highlight=Sohag

 

[Theresa42]

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No new cases from this village. 12 people still hospitalized. Still testing to see what the cause of all this is....

Google-translated from Arabic:

"Egyptian today" reveal: Pollution agricultural pesticides strong reason for the mass poisoning cases in Sohag
July 7, 2007

Wrote Tariq Amin and Mr. Abuali 7/7/2007

The group specializes in infectious disease control efforts of the Ministry of Health revealed the mystery of injured dozens of citizens in Naga Alermellat governorate of Sohag symptoms similar to poisoning three days ago, and the detention of 12 of them in the pathogenesis of Sohag hospital because of the poor condition after a high degree of Women to 41 degrees.

D. Hatem Gabali, Minister of Health and Population Department yesterday commissioned environmental health ministry in collaboration with the Department of Infectious Diseases work epidemiological investigation of Naga Group of the stricken village and hamlet fully know the real reasons behind wounding 59 people experienced symptoms of poisoning.

Al "Egyptian Today" [this newspaper] one of the reasons for injuries weighted strongly collective vomiting, diarrhea and high temperatures is water pollution or refreshments agricultural pesticides used in the territories, after ascertaining the safety of the main water pipe.

The labs central ministry is currently studying and analyzing samples of blood and faeces infected drinking water and foods and pots to make sure this possibility in preparation for issuing the report mid this week for presentation to the D. Hatim al-Jabali, Minister of Health and Population.

He informed members of the medical team not to exclude any possibility of action during the epidemiological investigation of the homes of the bereaved and of the 23 houses in Naja to make sure water pollution or pesticides plants.

In a related context to the Directorate of Health electoral district of the Department of Agriculture to participate in the epidemiological investigation to determine the causes of infection and to benefit from their efforts in detecting whether these injuries resulting from pollution pesticides or not.

Said, Mohamed Abdel Aal Under electoral district health directorate "has been withdrawn new samples of drinking water sources and Ballnga and sent to central laboratories" adding that he could not say for sure the causes of infection only after the emergence of the analysis results.

She D. Saleh Attiya, Director General of Preventive Medicine electoral district "did not show new infections within Naja, and people living in the 12 detainees currently Viral situation is very stable and will not be allowed to leave only after the emergence of the analysis results."

http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=67732

 

[gjs47]

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Here is a post from another Egyptian thread. Is anyone able to trace names from the suspected bird flu people in June to those who have gotten this new illness to see if there is a connection?

 EGYPT - June 12, 2007+ - Human cases sus/conf 

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Eight new suspected cases in Egypt...

Machine-translated from Arabic:

The distraint of 8 conditions for the suspicion of their injury by the bird flu

June 13, 2007

Now in a number of hospitals 8 case after the suspicion of their injury by the
bird flu lies, then in Suhaj [Sohag] Hospital the detention of a housewife
[and] her five (?) children and they are Ehsan Ali Mohamed (40 years) and
her children Hanan Gamal Abdul Ghani (13 years) is a student and twisting
م names, Zeinab (12 years) and twins are Hamada and Mohamed (7 years)
from Al Houawi village in Akhmim district; also the reservation of a woman
took place that claims Huda Attiya Halouani 29 years housewife from the
village of Shouni belonging to Tanta center [Al Gharbiyah governorate] inside
the Fever Hospital in Tanta; and the hospital of Qina Fevers detained the
child Hammouda Mohamed Omar 11 months from Abu Dhiab village [same
 village as 4 yr old confirmed case Dina Ali Taghyan] west of in Dishna.

http://www.ahram.org.eg/Index.asp?Cu...0.htm&DID=9246

 

[Theresa42]

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Here is a post from another Egyptian thread. Comments?

 EGYPT - June 12, 2007+ - Human cases sus/conf 

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Eight new suspected cases in Egypt...

Machine-translated from Arabic:

The distraint of 8 conditions for the suspicion of their injury by the bird flu

June 13, 2007

Now in a number of hospitals 8 case after the suspicion of their injury by the
bird flu lies, then in Suhaj [Sohag] Hospital the detention of a housewife
[and] her five (?) children and they are Ehsan Ali Mohamed (40 years) and
her children Hanan Gamal Abdul Ghani (13 years) is a student and twisting
م names, Zeinab (12 years) and twins are Hamada and Mohamed (7 years)
from Al Houawi village in Akhmim district; also the reservation of a woman
took place that claims Huda Attiya Halouani 29 years housewife from the
village of Shouni belonging to Tanta center [Al Gharbiyah governorate] inside
the Fever Hospital in Tanta; and the hospital of Qina Fevers detained the
child Hammouda Mohamed Omar 11 months from Abu Dhiab village [same
 village as 4 yr old confirmed case Dina Ali Taghyan] west of in Dishna.

http://www.ahram.org.eg/Index.asp?Cu...0.htm&DID=9246

Yes, indeed. Those were several suspected cases reported in 3 different governorates of Egypt last month. As is typical for Egypt, we haven't heard any more about them. One has to presume they tested negative and are now ok. ??

 

[gjs47]

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Is anyone able to trace names from the suspected bird flu people in June to those who have gotten this new illness to see if there is a connection? Or would this just be an exercise in futility since we don't know what the source of this new illness is?

 

[Theresa42]

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Is anyone able to trace names from the suspected bird flu people in June to those who have gotten this new illness to see if there is a connection? Or would this just be an exercise in futility since we don't know what the source of this new illness is?

One could give it a shot but it's not easy working with Egyptian names. Strictly speaking, Egyptians don't have surnames the way Europeans/Americans do.

In Egypt (from what I understand), you get a first name of course -- followed by the name of your father and then the name of his father (your paternal grandfather). So, if I were Egyptian, my name would be Theresa Thomas Thomas -- but my father's name would be Thomas Thomas Anthony.

So, it gets kinda tricky to work out relationships between people in Egypt -- lots of people with names that include Muhammed, Mahmoud, Ali, etc. I feel it's somewhat possible to work out possible/likely connections when I know people are from the same governorate (better yet, same town or village) -- but between different governorates -- pretty difficult I think.

 

[Theresa42]

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Al Wafd reports 31 (16 new + 15 previous) people in hospital in Sohag -- ca. 200 people affected so far. Also, some peoples' symptoms returning after treatment with antibiotics. Hat-tip, pugmom!

Google-translated from Arabic:

The detention of 16 citizens in the pathogenesis of Sohag, showed symptoms of the mysterious disease
July 7, 2007

Sohag - Hisham EL MARAGHY: Increased incidence of diarrhea and Balki in Naga Alermellat electoral district and found 16 citizens detained in a hospital Viral. Failed organs and the Ministry of Health in the unraveling of the symptoms of a pathological phenomenon which raided about 200 people so far. Met delegation dozens injured inside the health unit Ballnga, Mamdouh Arabic - 42 years - and Mahmoud Abdullah Bekheit -39 years - that the symptoms of the disease emerged and they were represented in Shdidiin vomiting and diarrhea.

When attended to the health unit has been given antibiotics but returned after the improvement of health symptoms to appear again, which put great confusion for me.

Walid Antar Abdalenaim Mohamed Fawzi as poetry in high temperature and the vomiting and diarrhea FINDINGS of the unit and discovered said that dozens suffer the same symptoms.

Yesser Shaaban remark attributed behind Amer statements Committee formed by the Minister for Health and recommended breaking Alaziar and Gall and boiling water before drinking and washing of hands, good and said: Committee treat us like children do not know anything about hygiene!!

Said Dr. Omar Youssef head of the unit that the hospital health regimens Sohag detained 16 cases in addition to 15 other cases within the unit are not allowed to go out to be unstable situations.

He added that pollution causes of poisonings that have emerged but could not determine the type Almekkerup only after the results of blood samples and faeces.

The Astejlt behalf Center Sohag results of samples sent to labs central Ministry of Health. Also heard Muhammad Ali Center Director behalf yesterday to statements from some infected, who confirmed that they were taken aback symptoms and spread among Naja.

http://www.alwafd.org/v2/News/NewsD...st&PHPSESSID=4748c73d1aac980b5c978a542f490b3d

 

[Theresa42]

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More tests showing this is not typhoid. Results of tests on drinking water expected "within hours". 8 people discharged from Sohag Viral Hospital....

Google-translated from Arabic:

Exit 8 cases of poisoning in invalids "Nag Alermellat"
The results of the analysis of drinking water within hours
July 8, 2007

Wrote Mr. Abuali and hydro Talat

Viral City Hospital decided Sohag, allowing the departure of 8 cases of the twelve cases withheld hospital within infected symptoms vomiting and diarrhea, and very high temperature Samala Alermellat, after that proved hospital labs, labs health, safety results of the analysis of blood and stool farms, which were conducted them and passivity for the typhoid bacteria.

On his part, Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aal Under Affairs Directorate health electoral district is scheduled appearance factor analysis results of the central Ministry of Health drinking water for a few hours, and will announce the findings as soon as they arise.

http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=67860

 

[Theresa42]

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Calls in Parliament for more urgent testing as well as full disclosure as to what's going on....

Google-translated from Arabic:

People:
The situation in Sohag .. Not likely blackout.
Must be prompt investigations .. To uncover the mystery poisoning 150 citizen
July 8, 2007

Magdi Abdel-Rahman:

Transfer MPs file injuries sustained by more than 150 people Sohag Square to the Parliament.

A number of deputies in the provinces of Upper and Lower Egypt, whom Faris al-Jaafari and Dr. Saad al-Khalifa, Mustafa Alctatne and Mustafa Bakri, Saad Abboud, Dr. Gamal Zahran quickly testing laboratory and medical urgent between the sons of Sohag to uncover the causes of diarrhea, vomiting, which did not reveal the reasons for doctors so far.

The deputies called to the need to compel the Ministries of Health and Housing commissioned medical teams and experts and specialists in the area of drinking water and sanitation to proceed immediately to Sohag to carry out urgent concentrated in the disclosure of the reasons that led to the occurrence of those injuries and also careful analysis of drinking water in the province.

The difference that these high-level and immediate analysis to uncover the facts about injuries after the failed mission of the Minister of Health Dr. Hatem Gabali in rescuing people from the increasing incidence of injuries.

MPs warned of the danger of obscuring the real situation and concealing facts. They did not exclude that this is the same situation that occurred in the villages of Dakahlia governorate last year, new government health authorities to the nature of pumps used in pumping water, bore responsibility for the people and caused dozens of cases of poisoning in these villages. The deputies expressed concern that these diseases sick Introduction to detect serious illness and asked a group of deputies health authorities declared a state of emergency in Sohag, Upper Egyptian governorates, and to take steps to limit casualties in the province without being relocated to other governorates with the launch exploratory medical teams to the provinces in the south to hold urgent medical bills for the residents of the random samples.

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Re: EGYPT - 400(?) people in Sohag struck by high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue

None of the articles that I have read have referred to any type of lung problems or the illness leading to pneumonia. Has anyone else seen anything of this nature? If this were a type of flu, especially bird flu, would the lungs be affected?