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Egypt produces new avian flu vaccine
BY Amina Abdul Salam
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 05:32:22 PM
Given this background, a welcome announcement was made yesterday by the National Research Centre (NRC) in Cairo of the first vaccine against what is popularly known as ?bird flu? to be produced by Egyptian scientists. The Government has been importing vaccine at high prices so as to fight this national problem and the new vaccine is now available in the local market at LE305 (about $60) for 100 doses.
The conference was attended by the Minister of Scientific Research Dr Nadia Zakhary, head of Veterinary Services Authority Dr Osama Selim and the head of NRC Dr Ashraf Shaalan.
The scientists stressed that the vaccine produced by the NRC research team has proved its effectiveness, reaching 95 per cent. The imported vaccine achieved an efficacy rate ranging from 20 to 25 per cent, because of the type of virus hitting poultry in Egypt and the vaccine being produced far from the local environment...
Egypt produces new avian flu vaccine
BY Amina Abdul Salam
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 05:32:22 PM
Given this background, a welcome announcement was made yesterday by the National Research Centre (NRC) in Cairo of the first vaccine against what is popularly known as ?bird flu? to be produced by Egyptian scientists. The Government has been importing vaccine at high prices so as to fight this national problem and the new vaccine is now available in the local market at LE305 (about $60) for 100 doses.
The conference was attended by the Minister of Scientific Research Dr Nadia Zakhary, head of Veterinary Services Authority Dr Osama Selim and the head of NRC Dr Ashraf Shaalan.
The scientists stressed that the vaccine produced by the NRC research team has proved its effectiveness, reaching 95 per cent. The imported vaccine achieved an efficacy rate ranging from 20 to 25 per cent, because of the type of virus hitting poultry in Egypt and the vaccine being produced far from the local environment...
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