EGYPT - Summary gov't bf committee press releases, June 18 - Aug 15

[Theresa42]

Gettin' caught up with what's been happening in Egypt...

Summary of bf committee's press releases from June 18 through August 15 -- original press releases can be found here (in English):
http://birdflu.sis.gov.eg/html/flu0101.htm

*Note: There's been no reported testing of bf suspects or outbreaks in poultry since July 7.


Total people tested June 18 - August 14 (really July 7*) -- all tested neg: 28

They've been testing people "who had been in contact with dead birds, employed at farms where infections had been detected or showed symptoms similar to that of avian flu...."

Governorates where people were tested:

Al Jizah [Giza] (06/25)
Al Minufiyah [Minufiya] (06/22)
Al Minya [Minya] (06/22)
Alexandria (07/03)
Bani Suwayf [Beni Sueif] (06/23)
Cairo (06/19, 06/25 & 07/02)
Dimyat [Damietta] (06/19 & 07/03)
Suhaj [Sohag] (06/22)


Total new outbreaks in poultry: 4

Locations/Governorates where new outbreaks occurred:

Menya district, El-Behra (06/20)
Al-Mo'atamadiya, El-Giza (07/05)
Menia-el-Qamh district, El-Sharqiya (07/02)
Akhem district, Sohag (06/24)

Governorates of Egypt:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Egypt

 

[Theresa42]

A couple of other press releases

A couple of other press releases

El Gabali: Egypt to have strategic stockpile anti bird flu Tami flu
August 6, 2006

Health Minister Hatem El Gabali said the ministry is working on having a strategic stockpile of anti-bird flu drug Tamiflu.

Gabali said Egypt will have 2.4 million doses by March to be distributed among the 117 fever hospitals nationwide to head off a new outbreak of the deadly disease.

http://birdflu.sis.gov.eg/html/flu0102157.htm


Statement of the Supreme National Committee to Combating Bird Flu
July 4, 2006

Within the following up of the ministerial committee chaired by Minister of Health Dr. Hatem el-Gabali, the committee held a meeting on Monday July, 3, 2006 with the participation of Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Dr. Maged George, UN Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza Mr. David Nabarro and the governors of Daqahliya, Qalyoubiya, Giza and Menoufiya.

The committee discussed the plan of the government to provide the vaccines necessary to vaccinate the birds against the deadly H5N1. This is besides launching an overall media campaign in the different mass media next September to increase awareness of the virus.

Besides, the committee tackled increasing Tamiflu packets to hit 1, 2 million. The committee also discussed future plans to combat the disease given that no infections among the bird have been reported since June 21. Dr. Nabarro noted that the possibility of virus' transfer among humans does not serve as a threat so far.

But, he called on the whole world to get ready in the future, particularly some cases among one family were reported in Indonesia.

Nabarro also lauded the performance and role of the government in the combat of the deadly virus. UN envoy vowed to provide some medical requirements which the Egyptian hospitals need in the treatment of human bird flu infections.

For his part, Dr. el-Gabali indicated that another conference will be held in Cairo on August 29 to assess the plans and the programs presented by the countries in the Middle East to combat the virus. Another meeting slated for July 13 will take place to benefit from the Armed Forces experience to combat the H5N1 virus.

http://birdflu.sis.gov.eg/html/flu0102119.htm