Egypt denies new human bird flu case

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Egypt denies new human bird flu case
May 20, 2006

Cairo, May 20, (BNA) The Egyptian Health Ministry, denied, in the words of its official spokesman, Dr. Abdulrahamn Shaheen, rumours, published by newspapers today, about a child contracting the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.

Dr. Shaheen assured that the two-year-old Mina Ashraf Yussef, from Al Amudeen village, is safe, affirming that the number of human bird flu cases hasn't exceeded 14 since the outbreak of disease. He added that the Health Ministry has been dealing transparently with the issue without concealing any information and asserting that laboratory tests to which the boy was subject were negative. The Ministry called on all citizens who raise poultry at home to keep their children away from birds, especially those apparently infected. It is to be noted that 14 Egyptian people have, so far, been announced to carry the virus, eight of whom were completely cured and six died.

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Child from Al Minya governorate / same district as 75 year old woman who died

Child from Al Minya governorate / same district as 75 year old woman who died

This 2 year-old child is from the same district -- Samalut -- in Al Minya governorate as the 75 year old woman who died. Different village, though.

Machine translated from Arabic:

The Egyptian Ministry of Health the injury of a child with the bird flu is denied

Cairo in 20 may / by us / The Egyptian Ministry of Health denied what was spread about the suspicion in the injury of a child with the bird flu.

And said doctor Abdul Rahman Shahin the spokesman to the Ministry of Health and Population that he no correctness on the divorce face of what some of the newspapers spread today with the reaching suspicion in the injury of child Mina Ashraf Youssef from the age two years and resident in the columns village Samalut district is the governorate of our pains [Al Minya] Banflouanza the birds.

And he confirmed that the number of the cases that have been discovered between the injured human states are the birds Banflouanza since a pure of the disease and until now 14 states only.

And the spokesman clarified that the Ministry of Health and since the emergence of the disease and until now deals with bird flu topic with each transparency and clarity and any data or information do not become obscure about the public opinion.

Confirming that the results of the laboratory examinations that the central laboratories carried out in the Ministry of Health proved their passivity for the child Mina.

And the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population appealed to all of the citizens who have house birds for the children dimensions about it and specially the birds that appear on it any syndromes.

Mentions that the states that the Isit by the disease of 14 states cured of them totally 8 states and 6 states were dead and declared them in at that time.

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2 year-old reportedly tests neg for bf / 41 persons tested

2 year-old reportedly tests neg for bf / 41 persons tested

From the Kuwaiti News Agency...

Machine translated from Arabic:

The Egyptian Ministry of Health the injury of the child of the birds Banflouanza is denied

Cairo - 20 - 5 ( an universe ) - The Egyptian Ministry of Health denied today the news that spoke about the injury of a child with the bird flu disease confirming that the number of the cases that have been discovered until now since its appearance of 14 states only.

And the spokesman of the Egyptian Ministry of Health Abdul Rahman Shahin in a press statement confirmed that his ministry deals in each transparency and clarity since the emergence of bird flu disease and does not hide any information about the public opinion.

And he added that the results of the laboratory examinations that the central laboratories carried out in the Ministry of Health proved the non injury of the mentioned child with the disease.

And Shahin in the name of the Ministry of Health all of the citizens who have house birds appealed the children dimensions about it are the birds Wlasikt that appears on it any syndromes.

Mentions that the states that were injured by the bird flu disease (H5N1) 14 human states cured from them totally an eight states and the remaining cases did not survive.

On the other hand the ministerial committee related to the follow-up of the disease developments discussed with the presidency of the minister of health all followed measures in the disease fighting field and also the developments of the situation until now.

And the committee statement clarified today that yesterday the examination of 41 samples of persons all took place from the mixing with dead birds or work in farms in which injuries between the birds appeared.

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