EGYPT - "More stringent procedures to address avian flu"

[Theresa42]

Google-translated from Arabic:

Mountain [Health Minister]: More stringent procedures to address avian flu .. The intensive campaign in 'Ramadan' next
June 23, 2007

Wrote London - Sh. A

Dr Hatim al-Jabali, Minister of Health and Population that his visit to Britain, which is the second in seven months, came to follow up some health projects in Egypt, foremost health insurance schemes, and improve performance in this area.

(*snip* - most of the article deals with other health issues)

He pointed out that there mountainous currently in Egypt using the campaign to educate rural educated ladies, and we will campaign very intensive in the next month of Ramadan and provide free vaccinations through the Ministry of Agriculture to fight bird rearing and household birds in the cities.

He added: We are also more stringent procedures in the Control of Transboundary Movements of birds among provinces and selected provinces, which are achieved by a positive and active monitoring of the disease among birds, namely the province of East [Ash Sharqiyah] and Damietta.

He explained that the Damietta Governorate, in particular, the big problem because the inhabitants of hunting migratory birds and their daughters up with the local birds and this is very dangerous for that we are currently examining how to confront this phenomenon without affecting the income of families.

(*snip*)

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[Theresa42]

Re: EGYPT - "More stringent procedures to address avian flu"

He explained that the Damietta Governorate, in particular, the big problem because the inhabitants of hunting migratory birds and their daughters up with the local birds and this is very dangerous for that we are currently examining how to confront this phenomenon without affecting the income of families.

Damietta Governorate is where the HP H5N1 positive teal was found in Dec 2005:

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24807&highlight=Damietta+teal

 

[Theresa42]

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Part of the "more stringent procedures"...

Google-translated from Arabic:

Sign water [watermark] to prevent counterfeiting permits the transfer of live birds
June 23, 2007

Written by Metwalli Salem 6/23/2007

D. Hamed Samaha Chairman of the General Authority for Veterinary Services confirmed that the body was prepared new permits for the transport of live birds among provinces and poultry farms and massacres competent, and the company will be in Oxford soon.

Permits new tamper-proof and can not be photographed or via electronic devices scanned in the computer, and if the case will appear on the version the words 'copy false'. He said 'Samaha' that such permits will be the location of the farms which will be transferred from birds and competent legs as a result of the laboratory testing poultry.

The water mark on the permits will not doctored, and emphasized that the new procedures were established special massacres work to ensure the safety of birds, and through a receipt liberates through the legs of responsibility.

It has also been preparing a new model for a certificate of analysis samples of live birds is non-rigging, and continue the validity of the certificate seven days from the date of the result of the analysis in order to contain the bird flu disease.

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