Thursday, August 6, 2009

Egypt did not go beyond the first stage of the swine flu

Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 14:56

Conflict between statements made by the Council of Ministers and the World Health Organization

The statement issued by the central operations room status information and to support decision-making Council of Ministers on Thursday that Egypt is still in the initial phase of any virus (H 1 that 1) is known worldwide as the swine flu.

And is in accordance with the standards set by the Egyptian Ministry of Health with regard to the measurement of the intensity and seriousness of the disease, the number of cases, the proliferation of cases, clinical symptoms of the disease, and mortality disease.

The statement said: "The healing of the case 219 by 69.7% of the total cases of the disease, even yesterday, and there was one death, and enjoy the rest of the 94 cases and the situation in good health."

He added that the number of cases have been found infected with the disease in Egypt amounted to 314 as of yesterday evening, according to the results of the examination and laboratory data of the Ministry of Health, explaining the details of 16 recent cases, which include 12 state of Egyptian nationality, and 3 cases of Saudi nationality, including two coming from Saudi Arabia, and the state and one from Jordan. It also includes cases, one case with Vietnamese nationality, coming from Vietnam, pointing out that the introduction of these 16 recent cases to the hospital and were in stable condition.

The statement pointed out that the examination of 74 suspected case of swine flu in governorates (Cairo, Alexandria, South Sinai, the West, Damietta, Dakahlia, Sohag, the lake, Monoufia, Giza) and the laboratory results were all negative, as was the examination of 8 cases of suspected avian flu from 4 provinces and the laboratory results are negative.

On the deployment of some Internet sites that deal with a glass of anise warm than in the effectiveness of the drug Tamiflu, has denied the Ministry of Health said in a statement today, reports in this regard, stressing that the drug is still used as one of essential medicines for anti swine flu and reduces the severity and complications .

The ministry emphasized the need to consult doctors before taking up any medicine or treatment for swine flu in order to avoid any side effects on the health of citizens.

And questions about public opinion on whether it will be given the drug Tamiflu for bird flu cases to be dealt with domestic pigs during a certain stage in accordance with the plan of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry indicated that, according to the plan, during the third phase will be addressed part of the infected cases in the houses and the rest of the cases in hospitals , according to the criteria in this regard.

The Ministry of Health in accordance with the statement that the majority of cases will be treated at home would not take Tamiflu, which will be given only rare cases of real estate, while the property will be disbursed through the Ministry of Health of the cases treated in hospitals, which will be allocated to it.

It is noteworthy that the Ministry of Health has already said it developed a proposal for measuring the severity of the seriousness of the disease, according to several criteria: the number of cases, the proliferation of cases, clinical symptoms of the disease, disease and mortality rates, based on these criteria have been identified 3 stages of the disease in Egypt.

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