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Source: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/12/egypt-diseases-ministry-of-health.html#
Egyptians criticize government's response to epidemics
CAIRO ? Fear and panic have gripped many Egyptian families because of the simultaneous spread of four contagious viral diseases in Egyptian territories ? mumps, measles, chickenpox and bird flu. As a result, some families in the regions infected with these diseases forbade their children from going to school...
...The Ministry of Health and Population issued a report on Dec. 8 that revealed 1,823 cases of mumps, 1,115 cases of chickenpox and 1,356 cases of measles, from which six people died. These cases were reported between the beginning of September and Dec. 6. From the beginning of January to Dec. 6, 15 cases of bird flu were reported, from which seven people died. An official report issued by the Central Administration of Preventive Medicine at the General Authority for Veterinary Services in the Ministry of Agriculture revealed that bird flu hotspots have increased to 211 in 21 governorates, including nine spots in farms, 153 in houses and 49 in markets from January 2014 to today. Active detection is ongoing in districts where new hotspots of the disease have appeared, especially within tribes.
The authority resumed its active detection campaigns to reduce the flight of birds between districts, tighten control on poultry farms and their follow-up, review biosecurity rules for farms in the Delta and the Nile Valley and close down noncompliant farms to protect public health and the environment. The General Authority for Veterinary Services also aims to monitor the slaughter of poultry and animals and provide comprehensive protection for the domestic raising of poultry as well as provide free bird shelters in the provinces. There should also be a plan of action that includes all workers, from doctors and helpers to employees and drivers, such that their work to combat other diseases is not hampered.
During a news conference Dec. 16, Minister of Health Adel Adawi said that the government does not intend to carry out a mass slaughter of farm birds or domestic birds, unlike what happened earlier to deter the spread of bird flu...
Egyptians criticize government's response to epidemics
CAIRO ? Fear and panic have gripped many Egyptian families because of the simultaneous spread of four contagious viral diseases in Egyptian territories ? mumps, measles, chickenpox and bird flu. As a result, some families in the regions infected with these diseases forbade their children from going to school...
...The Ministry of Health and Population issued a report on Dec. 8 that revealed 1,823 cases of mumps, 1,115 cases of chickenpox and 1,356 cases of measles, from which six people died. These cases were reported between the beginning of September and Dec. 6. From the beginning of January to Dec. 6, 15 cases of bird flu were reported, from which seven people died. An official report issued by the Central Administration of Preventive Medicine at the General Authority for Veterinary Services in the Ministry of Agriculture revealed that bird flu hotspots have increased to 211 in 21 governorates, including nine spots in farms, 153 in houses and 49 in markets from January 2014 to today. Active detection is ongoing in districts where new hotspots of the disease have appeared, especially within tribes.
The authority resumed its active detection campaigns to reduce the flight of birds between districts, tighten control on poultry farms and their follow-up, review biosecurity rules for farms in the Delta and the Nile Valley and close down noncompliant farms to protect public health and the environment. The General Authority for Veterinary Services also aims to monitor the slaughter of poultry and animals and provide comprehensive protection for the domestic raising of poultry as well as provide free bird shelters in the provinces. There should also be a plan of action that includes all workers, from doctors and helpers to employees and drivers, such that their work to combat other diseases is not hampered.
During a news conference Dec. 16, Minister of Health Adel Adawi said that the government does not intend to carry out a mass slaughter of farm birds or domestic birds, unlike what happened earlier to deter the spread of bird flu...