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  • Egypt - Another Ministry of Health denial of any H5N1 bird flu cases since April 2013 - February 14, 2014

    Another denial. Some previous denials in 2014 here.


    Health denies the emergence of avian "bird" in the governorates

    Friday 14 / February 2014 / - 14:00
    Ministry of Health and Population
    Ministry of Health and Population
    Reham Said

    Denied the Ministry of Health and Population rumors in the media about the emergence of bird flu cases in some provinces and booked hospitals and the ministry stressed in a statement on Friday that he did not register any positive cases of virus A/H5N1 since last April, and it has been confirmed the injury, 4 cases in 2013 and is suspected in 284 another case, the result was negative.

    She said in a statement that the last case of the old lady 25 years old from the province of Sohag, and died on 05.05.2013.

    She emphasized that the epidemic situation of the spread of the flu virus in the Arab Republic of Egypt has eluded him significant changes to increase the numbers or types of viruses and virus seasonal influenza A/H1N1pdm09 and influenza virus A/H3 two types the dominant among the cases of flu-like cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, the virus seasonal influenza .

    She noted that the A/H1N1 may cause some complications for patients with chronic diseases can be prevented by giving him a taste of seasonal influenza, especially for high-risk groups.

    It continued: There is no confirmed cases of the disease, avian influenza since April 2013 and is a stand-up epidemic of the disease closely because the disease and the duty to report to the bodies of the International Health are also ongoing collaboration on it with the veterinary services as well as the exchange of information, expertise and resources between the coefficient of viruses, Ministry of Health and the Research Laboratories of the Animal Health the field of genetic mutations specific to avian influenza viruses.

    It recommended that the ministry following the protocol treatment of influenza in hospitals and spent using Tamiflu for age groups and categories of risk (pregnant women, children less than five years, the elderly more than 65 years, the owners of chronic diseases) and by seeing your physician, next to follow the procedures of hygiene and wash hands and cover nose and mouth while coughing and sneezing and give influenza vaccine-risk groups as well as travelers to perform Umrah.

    نفت وزارة الصحة والسكان ما تردد بوسائل الإعلام عن ظهور حالات إنفلونزا الطيور ببعض المحافظات وحجزها بالمستشفيات وأكدت الوزارة في بيان لها اليوم الجمعة أنه لم يتم تسجيل أي حالات إيجابية لفيروس A H5N1 ...
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