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Russia ready to assist Egypt in fight against bird flu
Jul. 5, 2007
Russia's food safety watchdog said Wednesday it was ready to help Egypt fight the spread of a deadly bird flu virus, including supplying the country with a vaccine developed in Russia.
Egypt is among the countries worst affected by the H5N1 strain, with 37 human cases registered there so far. Fifteen of those infected have died, most of them women and children who had direct contact with farm poultry.
"We are prepared to hold consultations [on measures against bird flu] and send our best experts to Egypt," Sergei Dankvert, head of the Rosselkhoznadzor agency, said after a meeting with Egyptian agriculture officials in Moscow.
"We could also provide [Egypt] with samples of a vaccine against bird flu for testing," he said, adding that the vaccine proved to be very effective in Russia.
More: http://www.ternalert.org/item/?itemID=431&itemType=News
Jul. 5, 2007
Russia's food safety watchdog said Wednesday it was ready to help Egypt fight the spread of a deadly bird flu virus, including supplying the country with a vaccine developed in Russia.
Egypt is among the countries worst affected by the H5N1 strain, with 37 human cases registered there so far. Fifteen of those infected have died, most of them women and children who had direct contact with farm poultry.
"We are prepared to hold consultations [on measures against bird flu] and send our best experts to Egypt," Sergei Dankvert, head of the Rosselkhoznadzor agency, said after a meeting with Egyptian agriculture officials in Moscow.
"We could also provide [Egypt] with samples of a vaccine against bird flu for testing," he said, adding that the vaccine proved to be very effective in Russia.
More: http://www.ternalert.org/item/?itemID=431&itemType=News