Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Egypt: Gov. Port Said Critical of Gaps in H5N1 Detection

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Said Mustafa Abdel Latif Said Governor of Port Said, the gaps in the control of avian flu still exists and poultry list within the cordon of the city and the buildings and courtyards district climate and flowers, which confirms that there is some kind of relaxation in the elimination of breeding birds, especially the towers bathroom located on the roofs of buildings, proposed special study area combines these towers.

This came during a meeting of the Higher Committee to combat bird flu on Tuesday night the Executive Council headed by the governor and Nashwa Moses, assistant secretary general of the Port Said Governorate, and directors of veterinary medicine and health affairs, agriculture, and district heads.

The Governor said: "I hope to see farm land equal to that we need to analysis of the soil to make sure they are free of viruses", calling for the transfer of the remaining farms outside the cordon of the city.

The Governor emphasized that the abattoir to the common birds and livestock processing plant has to benefit from the outputs extracted to preserve the environment and public spending even Aechtlt waste water, industrial wastewater and the lack of suffering from environmental pollution, explaining that he has full control on poultry. Referring to define the objective and basic guidelines for building strategies and plans for the early detection of the virus mutating relevant human and animal health.

On the other hand, he turned conservative on the issue of entry of livestock, quarantine, refusing to carry the stone in Port Said, pointing out that if the entry of livestock to the Sinai will be sent by the Al-Arish, said the Director of Veterinary Medicine: "I am not claimed enter quarantine Port at all, and acetic stone will benefit you, "emphasizing the Higher Committee for Resistance to disease, avian flu that has a system of thought, and imagination.

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