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From the State Information Service of Egypt (in other words, from the Egyptian government)...
Google-translated from Arabic:
WHO commends Egypt's experience in the treatment of bird flu
April 22, 2007
The World Health Organization: The infected with the avian who Telgulwa treatment administered Tamiflu anti-virus at an early stage, have the best opportunity to escape the disease, while warning that the damage cortisone treatment more than good.
Frederick Hayden global influenza program of the organization: said that some doctors in Vietnam, Indonesia and described [prescribed] cortisone in an attempt to save the rapidly infected cases of avian influenza, and died eight cases, of between nine and there were fears that part of the treatment are not sure of its effectiveness.
He praised Hayden statistics submitted by Egypt, where 20 survived the infection among 34 cases, explaining that these statistics strongly supports that early treatment makes the matter differ.
In Cairo, an adviser to the Ministry of Health for Chest Diseases and treatment of avian influenza that of the 292 cases of avian influenza in the world since 2003 did not show any resistance to Tamiflu drug only in one case in 2005, two in Egypt in 2007; either treatment Balcortizon not advisable because of its negative effects the muscles and a lung patient; in Egypt, although the number of cases we have 34 cases, which puts us in third place worldwide after Vietnam and Indonesia, the percentage of mortality of 41%, while 59% of the world, which puts Egypt ranked eighth globally, in terms of mortality rate.
He added that although 50% of cases in the world in 2007, appeared in Egypt (16 of 28 cases), it died four cases only by 25%, while in Indonesia died five cases of the total six cases, and since the beginning of 2007 alone.
The Food and Agriculture Organization, "FAO" the need to achieve integration between all the devices in Egypt to combat avian flu disease, taking into account the small producers and domestic production sector, especially in rural areas.
FAO stressed the need to take into account aspects of the conservation of biodiversity and genetic origins Aldajennih Egyptian.
Amin Abaza said in a statement yesterday, April 21, 2007 that the ministry had prepared a plan to restructure and modernize the poultry industry application requirements vital safety and health conditions for the prevention of bird flu disease.
The minister pointed out that the plan allows inspector home villages through chicks fortified life with a ban on poultry final in cities and slums.
Abaza said that the government succeeded in obtaining a loan estimated at 500 million pounds would be granted for those who wish to establish massacres with the provision of land for those who wish to investors .. Stressing the government's keenness on maintaining the poultry industry because investments Tekederbenho 18 billion pounds and is the main source of cheap protein also works in the poultry industry more than 1.5 million households.
And on casualties in poultry Abaza said that 80% of the farms are completely free from any injuries and infections of avian influenza has been confined to the home now.
The minister explained that the state is now looking for sources to compensate farms infected birds as well as domestic catch avian influenza and to be executed .. Explaining that there was a decree banning the transfer of birds from the farms only after examination and to ascertain the safety and authorization of veterinary medicine.
http://www.sis.gov.eg/Ar/EgyptOnline/Economy/000006/0202000000000000005313.htm
Google-translated from Arabic:
WHO commends Egypt's experience in the treatment of bird flu
April 22, 2007
The World Health Organization: The infected with the avian who Telgulwa treatment administered Tamiflu anti-virus at an early stage, have the best opportunity to escape the disease, while warning that the damage cortisone treatment more than good.
Frederick Hayden global influenza program of the organization: said that some doctors in Vietnam, Indonesia and described [prescribed] cortisone in an attempt to save the rapidly infected cases of avian influenza, and died eight cases, of between nine and there were fears that part of the treatment are not sure of its effectiveness.
He praised Hayden statistics submitted by Egypt, where 20 survived the infection among 34 cases, explaining that these statistics strongly supports that early treatment makes the matter differ.
In Cairo, an adviser to the Ministry of Health for Chest Diseases and treatment of avian influenza that of the 292 cases of avian influenza in the world since 2003 did not show any resistance to Tamiflu drug only in one case in 2005, two in Egypt in 2007; either treatment Balcortizon not advisable because of its negative effects the muscles and a lung patient; in Egypt, although the number of cases we have 34 cases, which puts us in third place worldwide after Vietnam and Indonesia, the percentage of mortality of 41%, while 59% of the world, which puts Egypt ranked eighth globally, in terms of mortality rate.
He added that although 50% of cases in the world in 2007, appeared in Egypt (16 of 28 cases), it died four cases only by 25%, while in Indonesia died five cases of the total six cases, and since the beginning of 2007 alone.
The Food and Agriculture Organization, "FAO" the need to achieve integration between all the devices in Egypt to combat avian flu disease, taking into account the small producers and domestic production sector, especially in rural areas.
FAO stressed the need to take into account aspects of the conservation of biodiversity and genetic origins Aldajennih Egyptian.
Amin Abaza said in a statement yesterday, April 21, 2007 that the ministry had prepared a plan to restructure and modernize the poultry industry application requirements vital safety and health conditions for the prevention of bird flu disease.
The minister pointed out that the plan allows inspector home villages through chicks fortified life with a ban on poultry final in cities and slums.
Abaza said that the government succeeded in obtaining a loan estimated at 500 million pounds would be granted for those who wish to establish massacres with the provision of land for those who wish to investors .. Stressing the government's keenness on maintaining the poultry industry because investments Tekederbenho 18 billion pounds and is the main source of cheap protein also works in the poultry industry more than 1.5 million households.
And on casualties in poultry Abaza said that 80% of the farms are completely free from any injuries and infections of avian influenza has been confined to the home now.
The minister explained that the state is now looking for sources to compensate farms infected birds as well as domestic catch avian influenza and to be executed .. Explaining that there was a decree banning the transfer of birds from the farms only after examination and to ascertain the safety and authorization of veterinary medicine.
http://www.sis.gov.eg/Ar/EgyptOnline/Economy/000006/0202000000000000005313.htm