KUWAIT - testing cullers (humans) Mar 31 +

[Theresa42]

Bengali suspected case in Kuwait (not an April Fools' joke!)....

Google-translated from Arabic:

Referring Bangali suspected of suffering the disease to applicable
Is Kuwait witnessed the first casualty of human avian influenza?
April 1, 2007

Abdullah Al-Shamari, and Jamal Al-Rajhi:

Returned face of avian flu in abundance to square one after working transmit Bangali yesterday to the infectious diseases hospital suspected of suffering the disease jumper, and the start of new vaccination of workers and the execution of birds.

Although the three farms were closed yesterday in the first action against the disease, and the Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Wealth complete executions birds, but the companies requested the execution of birds have "said to be hidden from sight in the past few days, but those companies brought to the attention of the allure of Agriculture to compensate the victims announced Minister of Health Dr. infallible blessed yesterday".

The minister infallible stated in a press conference yesterday that "His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-demand inventory losses of poultry farms and companies working in this field for compensation had been reached during the crisis facing bird flu".

The preventive health in abundance yesterday to vaccinate all workers in the farms and veterinary doctors and inspectors, the effect of the assignment of a Bangladeshi worker named Abdul Aziz, and has reached the age of 40 years, to the infectious diseases hospital, suspected of suffering avian influenza.

On the other hand, said the Ministry of Health said that the tests were the result of two Egyptians came as a positive brings the total number of human cases of H5N1 the killer in Egypt to 31 cases.

A statement issued by the Ministry of Health that a child reaches the age of four years were infected with H5N1 in Qena Governorate was also injured another child reaches the age of seven years in the province of Sohag.

For his part, chairman of the Agriculture Jassim Al-Bader that "avian influenza disease had not reached the critical stage, and there is no need to take additional action because the injuries discovered ordinary".

He added that "disease entered Kuwait with migratory birds and smuggled", noting that "there Skara 1750 in Kuwait with the owners Mtjaopon".

http://www.alwatan.com.kw/Default.aspx?MgDid=485265&pageId=26

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20646

[Theresa42]

Re: KUWAIT - Bengali suspected case in Kuwait

Google-translated from Arabic:

No casualties .. The situation (in force) than just a touch of flu
Avian flu strikes fourth farm in abundance!
April 2, 2007

Written by Abdullah al-Shamri, KUNA:

Mordant cause disease avian influenza that swept the country since the term yesterday following the announcement of the discovery of a new center in the fourth from the Shabaa farms area, which is the country's abundance of birds and their eggs, in the wake of the execution of more than one million and 200 thousand bird farms in the previous three.

He stressed the Director General of the Agriculture Jassim Al-Bader told "Homeland" discovery of new infections of poultry in abundance yesterday, but he affirmed that all other areas of the disease including the racing parallel to the liver where not been discovered only nine cases that had been announced previously.

Bovine tuberculosis

On tuberculosis beef in the crusade Badr said: There is no need for concern has already appropriated by the body and dealt with him, pointing out that the disease is simple and disappears among all cows, and the cases were limited and old and had been dealt with in a timely manner.

He said that cows exposed to the disease, such as people, the danger that it is possible to eliminate the disease by exposing the meat to a high temperature when cooking, and for milk, it is subject to very strict controls and therefore unnecessary to enlarge the subject because we control the situation very well, thank God.

No casualties

Meanwhile, the spokesman of the Joint Committee for the fight against avian flu, Dr. Ahmed al-Shatti, that the transfer of the patient to the hospital diseases is a routine procedure carried out in response to the instructions of the Ministry of Health and World Health Organization on the conversion of cases requiring further tests.

The new Dr. al-Shatti in an exclusive statement to Al (KUNA) yesterday afternoon that there were no casualties disease in Kuwait.

He appealed to the media to investigate the accuracy and credibility in the transfer of information to people before they are published.

On the other hand, al-Shatti said that the total human samples that were examined a sample of 552 human Mkhalta taken from 511 birds to be infected with the disease took swab samples from the nose and pharynx of the same Almkhault pointing out that the laboratory results were negative.

Referring to the discovery of a new hotbed in abundance where isolate influenza virus to birds Navqh a five poultry found infected with the disease laboratory.

It denied diseases hospital director Dr. Jamal De'eij an injury human avian influenza in the country.

De'eij said in a press statement that it is only being suspected of being one of the workers Asians Almkhalten of birds where tests proved that he was suffering from a touch of flu has been transferred to hospital after Jahra'a ensure that it is free of the disease.

De'eij he added that the number of suspected cases of which was received by the hospital since last February so far hit 19 of whom eight citizens and 11 resident [i.e. not Kuwaiti] said that the hospital is fully prepared to receive any suspicious situation.

http://www.alwatan.com.kw/Default.aspx?MgDid=485534&pageId=35

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=74255&postcount=2

[Theresa42]

Re: KUWAIT - Bengali suspected case in Kuwait

Bengali worker in Kuwait reportedly tests neg for bf....

Google-translated from Arabic:

Nawaf Sari: Officials admitted birds have not been subject to examination
Immune blessed: We will within a week of losses avian influenza "Financial ministerial"
April 2, 2007

Abdullah Al-Shamari, and Jamal Al-Rajhi, Nasser Al-Otaibi:

With predictions of losses declares avian influenza, during the week, Shen member of the Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Wealth lawyer Nawaf Sari al-Mutairi attack Alialheh blaming it "responsible for the weakness of preventive action to prevent the spread of avian influenza, tuberculosis beef".

Al-Mutairi said in a press conference yesterday that "there are groups of birds brought into the country by order of officials in the Agriculture", indicating Alian "personal Gulf introduced birds to Kuwait en route to Iraq without laboratory testing".

He pointed out that "transfer of dead birds and exclusivism to the outside of infected farms contributed to the spread of the disease", stressing that the body "burying infected birds in the infected premises digging legal".

On the other hand, discovered yesterday in abundance hotbeds of influenza infected birds, while the Ministry of Health confirmed that "no casualties so far the disease".

The Bengali Group and was transmitted to the hospital the day before yesterday a medical check-up and found that it suffers no avian flu.

On the other hand, the Council of Ministers at its yesterday mandated by the Ministry of Health and the Agriculture prepare to pay compensation for those affected by the action against the avian flu.

The Minister of Health, Dr. infallible Mubarak told that "Homeland" "estimate of the losses will be within a week, after the lifting of the report to the Committee of Ministers of Finance in the Cabinet to approve the exchange after".

http://www.alwatan.com.kw/Default.aspx?MgDid=485497&pageId=26

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=74256&postcount=3

[Treyfish]

Re: KUWAIT - Bengali suspected case in Kuwait

Bird flu case
KUWAIT: Fighting Bird Flu at Wafra is now back to square one after a Bengali worker was sent to the hospital after suspicions that he had contracted bird flu, reported Al-Watan. Three farms have already been closed and numerous chickens have been killed as part of flu fighting. Some companies have asked the Public Authority for Agriculture to come over and kill its chickens, which were hidden in the first days of the bird flu scare with the hope they get compensation, which was announced by the minister of health.
Islamic universities http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news...d=MjQxMjI5Mzk3

[Theresa42]

Re: KUWAIT - Bengali case tests negative

Bengalis [Bangladeshis] discharged from hospital ... were not taking Tamiflu prophylactically while culling ....

Google-translated from Arabic:

Not stays have no evidence. 'Health' decided to exit the four Bengali
One patient told Al-Qabas: 'I am in patients .. 'Lippi share'
April 6, 2007

Youssef al-Mutairi wrote:

The Ministry of Health exit Bengali four workers suspected to be infected contracted avian influenza from diseases hospital yesterday.

An official source at the Ministry of Health that the responsibility of the ministry is now completely closed, especially after the Minister announced that suspected cases are completely free of the disease.

The source pointed out that the hospital diseases, the Ministry of the Interior to act in Bengali workers suspected them, especially as they do not have residence, and because the company had not registered it provides us with any information about them.

He said that the hospital administration is now awaiting the response of the internal procedures for the completion of the final exit of the Department, who decided to exit at a later time last night.

He added that the workers do not have any proof of the character, and that the ministry is providing treatment for the prevention of the disease.

It is to them that the suspects were working for one of four companies which were in the process of execution of birds in the abundance.

'Al-Qabas' [the newspaper] met one suspected of being infected, and said: that the practical in the company since four months ago in an area of plenty, where we were to execute some of the 500 bird daily.

He added that we do not take any vaccination or pharmaceutical drugs before beginning work.

He said: that the officials are the ones who had the hand-outs to the hospital after we increased temperature, and now I do not feel any fatigue 'and I have to inform the patient Lippi'.

One Bengali Conference in isolation

One patient dialogue with the presence of the interpreter

http://www.alqabas.com.kw/Final/News...ticleID=262335 [Article at bottom of page.]

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21270

[Theresa42]

Re: KUWAIT - Bengali case tests negative

Some official has resigned from the Kuwaiti bf committee over the sampling screw-ups, but it's not clear whom....

Google-translated from Arabic:

Repercussions of the erroneous detection of human casualties.
Head of health services in Ahmadi to investigate
April 6, 2007

Nasser weak wrote:

"Al-Qabas" [the newspaper] that the Ministry of Health referred the Chief of the health services in the area of Ahmadi Health to investigate the actions taken blood samples and tested method and transported to the hospital diseases.

This action after it discovered errors that marred the process of sampling and blood transfusions, which led to the error on suspicion of the existence of injuries contracted avian flu among humans.

On the other hand, Al 'Al-Qabas' to a member of the joint committee to combat avian flu submitted his resignation from the Committee.

Medical sources said of the 'Al-Qabas' that the resignation was due to a confusion in procedures exercised by the Department of preventive health at the Ministry of Health, a reserve against the bird flu disease.

The sources added that among the reasons the declaration of the existence of cases of the disease among humans infected, causing a state of panic and fear among citizens and residents.

The eggs and chickens

There are precautionary measures that should be met when dealing with chickens in the farms these days, perhaps the most prominent and remove the clothing sector of the workers who collect eggs or chicken directly deal with both the patient and live or dead.

These precautionary measures and broadcast reassurance about the safety of up consumer wealth with.

http://www.alqabas.com.kw/Final/News...ticleID=262335 [Second article on page.]

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21271

[Theresa42]

Re: KUWAIT - Bengali case tests negative

This article seems to say that cullers are now "under guard" -- and that some sampling has been done late at/in the middle of the night -- what's up with that??

Google-translated from Arabic:

It placed under guard until the following pink?!
Preventive health 'overtaking' housing workers at night to take samples
April 6, 2007

A unit of the Department of Preventive Health of the Ministry of Health escort security men in the late hours the night before last housing workers in the Almahboulh includes 300 workers belonging to a contractor with the Agriculture, amid amazement and surprise everyone passing of this act sudden in the late hours of the night.

According to sources, 'Al-Qabas' the task of compiling preventive health workers in the square facing the housing and establish control them by the security men and took blood samples from 15 people and then wait until their demands are pink [pink?] to continue the screening procedures and sampling workers amid shock and fear.

Al 'Al-Qabas' that the Agriculture [Ministry] began persuading many companies contracting with them to continue to participate in the disposal of chicken farms in Almkhault afflicted with bird flu after it showed that companies fear the employment following the announcement of the suspect injured four people are infected.

The sources said that the Agriculture expressed rejection of this act, which would affect the work of investigation and spraying teams and cleansing.

The sources said that the Agriculture asked not to declare any disease confirmed only after the Ministry of Health to avoid panic and fear among workers in companies, which makes them refuse to work.

The sources said that the chairman of the agriculture engineer Jassim Al-Bader request of the supervisors and auditors monitor employment and giving instructions and guidance intensive to increase trust and to create an atmosphere of trust and encouragement through the moral and material support through the provision of the three main meals for them.

http://www.alqabas.com.kw/Final/News...ticleID=262335 [Third article on page.]

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21272

[Niko]

KUWAIT - Bengali cases test positive

Four test positive
KUWAIT
Preliminary Kuwait reports confirm Bangladeshis hit by bird flu

Preliminary tests on blood samples from the four Bangladeshi workers suspected to be infected with the H5N1 strain of bird flu were found positive, Kuwait Times reports.


"The initial tests in Kuwait came positive. However, tests must be confirmed by another certified lab according to World Health Organisation regulations,? Jamal Al Duaij, Director of the Infectious Diseases Hospital, said. "The samples have been sent to Cairo, where laboratories are certified by WHO.?


If the second tests from Egypt are positive, then Bangladeshi workers might be the first human cases infected with the H5N1 virus.


The Bangladeshi workers who had been culling and burying chicken infected with the bird flu virus in Wafra farms were admitted to the hospital on Tuesday.



"Though they were suspected to be infected with the virus, there had been no obvious symptoms of the disease," said Al Duaij. The symptoms vary from fever, cough, sore throat, fatigue to vomiting. "The Bangladeshis took protective doses before handling the infected birds, and that?s why they showed no symptoms. We only knew that they might be infected from the results of the blood samples.? Al Duaij said the four were quarantined in a ward and taking "a double-dose of Tamiflu: two tablets twice a day." He said Kuwait had enough stocks Tamiflu to treat "at least 200,000 people in case of an epidemic."


Dr Ahmad Al Shatti, spokesman of the National Joint Committee for Combating Bird Flu, said no new cases were detected in the past 24 hours.


On February 25, Kuwait announced the outbreak of the disease leading to the culling of 1.7 million birds, including 1.3 million egg-laying chickens, including turkeys, quails and falcons. A total of 106 cases of the virus have so far been confirmed. Since the outbreak, 22 people have been admitted to hospital on suspicion of being infected, but later discharged.



But more than a month since bird flu was detected, chicken and eggs are on the menu, with imports assuring supply after two-thirds of the egg-laying hens were culled.



Kuwait has banned the import of live birds, and closed down poultry shops. But restaurateurs, scientists and poultry industry sources said poultry prices had risen and the demand was being met with increased imports of frozen chicken from Brazil, India and France, among others.


Experts said the full impact of the outbreak might not have been felt yet since suppliers were well stocked. "It is too early to say. We have stocks in the market. You don?t feel the problem right now," said Afaf Al Nasser, a food researcher at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.

http://www.bahraintribune.com/ArticleDetail.asp?ArticleId=147750&CategoryId=2

[Niko]

Re: KUWAIT - Bengali poultry cullers tests positive (not confirmed by WHO lab)

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Okay, I give up Can anyone make sense out of these conflicting reports? (I'm changing the title once again


</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kuwait Says Bangladeshi Workers Clear
Agence France Presse</td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>KUWAIT CITY, 6 April 2007 ? Four Bangladeshi workers who had initially tested positive for bird flu in Kuwait have been cleared of the disease after further tests, the Kuwaiti health minister said yesterday.
?We are happy to declare that the results of the tests ... in the referenced laboratory in Egypt have been negative,? Minister of Health Maasouma Al-Mubarak told reporters after the latest tests by the World Health Organization.
On Wednesday, the four workers who had been culling infected chickens in Kuwait were tested positive in preliminary tests, but the Ministry of Health sent specimens to the WHO reference laboratory in Egypt for confirmation.
They would have been the first cases of bird flu affecting humans in the Gulf, had the cases been confirmed.
The four workers were admitted to Kuwait?s infectious diseases hospital with flu-like symptoms on Tuesday.

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=94636&d=6&m=4&y=2007

</td></tr></tbody></table>

[Theresa42]

Re: KUWAIT - Bengali poultry cullers test positive? (not confirmed by WHO lab)

Oh -- the Bahrain Times is always a couple of days behind -- at least on their English pages (I've never checked their Arabic pages). Forget about them.

[Niko]

Re: KUWAIT - testing cullers (humans) Mar 31 +

Thank you Theresa42 - I am not as familiar with Bahrain Times as you are. So, I guess we are back to the official statement that the confirmatory tests were negative. However, it appears that the suspected cases were treated prophylactically with Tamiflu and are still being watched and tested. Please correct me if I am wrong in this summation.

[Theresa42]

Re: KUWAIT - testing cullers (humans) Mar 31 +

Thank you Theresa42 - I am not as familiar with Bahrain Times as you are. So, I guess we are back to the official statement that the confirmatory tests were negative. However, it appears that the suspected cases were treated prophylactically with Tamiflu and are still being watched and tested. Please correct me if I am wrong in this summation.

According to an interview with one of the cullers, they were not taking Tamiflu while they were culling -- although the Bahrain Times says differently -- but they were definitely given Tamiflu while they were in hospital.

They were discharged from hospital on Thursday (yesterday) and from the sounds of it the Ministry of Health are not going to be doing much else with them (i.e. no follow-up care) since they tested neg -- the Ministry of the Interior, however, is going to be handling their cases since they are in the country illegally (prolly over-stayed their work visas):

An official source at the Ministry of Health that the responsibility of the ministry is now completely closed, especially after the Minister announced that suspected cases are completely free of the disease.

The source pointed out that the hospital diseases, the Ministry of the Interior to act in Bengali workers suspected them, especially as they do not have residence, and because the company had not registered it provides us with any information about them.

I don't know if they finished their Tamilfu course while in hospital or not -- they weren't in for very many days. If not, I suppose they were given Tamiflu in-hand as they were discharged and told to finish the course. Hope they do!