Saturday, January 22, 2011

Highly pathogenic avian influenza detected Hokkaidou

virulent from whooper
2011.1.23 10:46
Ministry of the Environment on April 22, from birds in the wild whooper swan found with a breakdown by Hamanaka, Hokkaido, highly pathogenic avian influenza virus virulent "H5N1 type" was detected and announced.

The ministry is the highest alert level to within 10 km radius from the location found "3" raised to strengthen supervision. Situational awareness for the infection of wild birds from around the 24th, will conduct research faeces.

This season has been confirmed in a series of virulent avian influenza virus from wild birds such as Hokkaido and Kagoshima, 7 in the first time. According to the ministry, we detected viral gene sequence is said Kon Yukari extremely virulent viruses ever identified.

Chonnam youngamseo 'AI positive' OK .. large jaehwaksan 'concern'

2011/01/23
  • .. 120,000 additional burial .. Quarantine authorities 'tensions'

    . (Yeongam AP) Atrophic Rhinitis Caused reporters over the last 20 days in Chonnam province received additional avian influenza (AI) report suspected Yeongam of the ducks at the farm tested positive for the disposition entered hwakindwae buried.

    This farm is likely to highly pathogenic AI AI confirmed positive for AI show in Tokyo this month, according to the time jamjamhaetdeon seconds back followed by such a large spread has raised concerns that producers.

    South Jeolla Province, according to the reduced number of eggs laid by 23 days to report the suspected AI jongohri Yeongam farm for a chageomsaeseo 'H5' brother, was positive for AI.

This farm is a farm with the existing dynamics of highly pathogenic AI 10km radius of the perimeter, but near the farm followed by infection from these farms is likely to occur Defense officials are looking at.

South Jeolla Province on the farm until the results confirmed the highly pathogenic preemptive precautionary 3km radius of the farm within a nine farms raising 120,000 chickens and ducks decided to dispose of the burial.

AI reported that in Gwangju, while no further doubt was truly entered a period of Yeongam last 20 days of duck farms, two duck farms, where Bo is at once a place to report suspected AI comes into quarantine authorities are nervous.

Highly Pathogenic AI, especially farm Yeongam jongohri AI is likely to confirm a positive showing a large spread of the two months following a recurrence of seconds that has raised concerns that producers.

South Jeolla Province official said, "These survey results about the farm and Quarantine Service, 1st and 24 by Friday, the end result seems to be coming," said "on the farm and nearby farms bangyeokdae disinfection operations have been moving to strengthen and minimize further damage," he said .

Meanwhile, the province received from the AI report suspected geonyimyeo the day, 10:00 a.m. double the current 43 and 19 cases diagnosed by seeing, AI positive one thing, voice confirmation of 20 cases, three guns overhaul is underway.

Suspected FMD Cases Reported in Largest Livestock Clusters

  • [2011-01-22, 12:10:54]
Suspected cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have been reported in Hongseong, South Chungcheong Province and Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province.

Hongseong is the nation's largest livestock cluster while Sangju is the largest breeding place of domestic cattle, known as "hanwoo".

The Agriculture Ministry says it received the reports from hanwoo farms in the two areas.

Suspected cases have also been reported in Asan and Cheonan in South Chungcheong, Pyeongtaek in Gyeonggi Province and Goseong in Gangwon Province.

The latest reports come amid vaccinations administered on cattle nationwide. This is raising concerns that quarantine efforts may fail.

Avian influenza in Icheon additional occurred.

AI gobyeongwonseo occurred in Icheon

Egypt: Transfer of swine flu patients admitted to Quetta gunpowder General Hospital

Saturday, January 22, 2011 - 19:33

Cause the transfer of patients with avian and swine influenza of hospital diets Biitay gunpowder to the General Hospital, in the fears of the spread of disease among its patients where there are no isolation rooms within the public hospital, as well as the status section next to the bone, women and childbirth.

يذكر أن مستشفى الحميات يوجد بها غرفتان عزل مجهزين لاستقبال حالات أنفلونزا الخنازير والطيور ولكنها تحولت الآن إلى مكان غير صحى وغير آدمى بسبب طفح مياه الصرف الصحى وعدم وجود مياه شرب ولا حتى إضاءة داخل دورات المياه. The Fever Hospital having isolation rooms equipped to receive cases of avian and swine influenza, but has now turned into a place is healthy and is a human being because of the rash of sewage and the lack of drinking water, not even lighting in the toilets.

China: H5N1 in Wild Sparrow - FairvieEw Park

[Very close to the previous site, Tai O ]
FAO

Reporting Date: 21/01/2011
Observation Date: 17/01/2011
Disease: Highly pathogenic avian influenza
Species: wild, sparrow
Location FairvieEw Park (China, Hong Kong SAR)

China: H5N1 in Wild Crow - Tai O

FAO

Reporting Date 21/01/2011
Observation Date 18/01/2011
Disease: Highly pathogenic avian influenza
Species: wild, crow
Location Tai O (China, Hong Kong SAR)


Early infection containment measures to speed up

January 23

The issue of bird flu virus was detected from chicken poultry farm in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, as well as the incineration of chicken proceed over a million birds to dispose of finished 22nd, in the poultry within a radius of 10 km during the day and put an end to the other 23 field inspections, we decided to rush to an early measures to contain infection.

In a poultry farm in Miyazaki is found in dead in series of chickens 20 days, were examined feathers 7 Miyazaki Prefecture, from the 7th of this "H5 type" has been detected bird flu in or. Miyazaki, 22 days after the disposal of chickens all over 1 million birds had been reared in a poultry farm to prevent the spread of infection Tame Kono, incineration has to accelerate its work in waste treatment facilities in Miyazaki city. Will also be made to work to fill in the disinfection of poultry or droppings. Also, in addition prohibit the transfer of eggs and birds about 1.5 million chickens are reared in a poultry farm in place of 37 kilometers radius of 10, has made inspections look at whether there are any abnormalities in chickens policy is 23 days to finish this test.

In addition, they may not be examined in parallel with infected chickens in poultry farms, these are expected to get results as early as 25 days. Miyazaki Prefecture is ample rushed to contain an early measures of these infections, if no other abnormalities in poultry farms and egg shipments, which can be reduced to 5 km radius of the scope of the prohibition movement I decided to consult with that country.

Japan: H5N1 Bird Outbreaks Map



Locations from Top to Bottom:

Hamanaka, Akkeshi District, Hokkaido Prefecture

Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture

Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture

Articles on all location outbreaks posted at this blog.

Japan: H5N1 in Hamanaka Akkeshi

January 23, 2011

Maruyama spray Hamanaka (Pu'll dust) Akkeshi 別寒辺牛 designated countries (all dry cow all) Kiritappu (Pu Kiritatsu) wildlife sanctuary, highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses from birds of a virulent wild whooper weakened (H5N1 subtype) that has been detected by the road in the future, to strengthen cooperation with the Ministry of surveillance. On Thursday, roads and Kushiro General Promotion Bureau, for a meeting to consider the natural environment Kushiro ministry offices. 24 days, the stool survey of wild birds in areas surrounding the discovery of the ministry Hamanaka.

Whooper swan is a young bird, found near the village residents to scatter Hamanaka Maruyama 19, same town officials received the report were collected. Simple test was positive for the Wildlife Conservation Center, Ministry of Kushiro on the day, then transferred from Hokkaido University, was found in 22 tests and more virulent.

Kushiro, according to the natural environment ministry office, near the discovery site, 12 to 21, and 16 individuals were collected and a total of whooper swans and ducks died and emaciated, were found virulent than juveniles were all negative it.

Ministry of the Environment under such circumstances, the highest level of three raised the alert level from level 2 within 10 km radius of where the whooper swan was found. Strengthen the system to conduct one or more times each day from the previous week and staff patrols. Policy to strengthen its monitoring system also works with street ministry.

Ministry, all within 10 km radius of a poultry farm land is not found, cranes nesting and feeding areas (Kyuuji) If, because of habitat Shimafukurou are alarmed.

The ministry and the way the highly-virulent bird flu virus from the feces of wild ducks in October last year, Wakkanai Onuma (H5N1 type) that was detected by, the ground surveillance and migratory birds throughout the province was enhanced.

Early infection containment measures to hasten

The issue of bird flu virus was detected from chicken poultry farm in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, as well as the incineration of chicken proceed over a million birds to dispose of finished 22nd, in the poultry within a radius of 10 km during the day and put an end to the other 23 field inspections, we decided to rush to an early measures to contain infection.
01/23 04:35 01/23

Japan: Whooper Hokkaidou bird flu [Hamanaka]

[Akkeshi District, Hokkaidou Prefecture]

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北海道東部・浜中町で見つかったオオハクチョウが鳥インフルエンザに感染していたことがわかった。

Found that bird flu had been found in whooper Hamanaka eastern Hokkaido.

環境省や北海道は、周辺の監視態勢を強化する方針。

Ministry of the Environment and Hokkaido, the posture will strengthen surveillance in the area.

オオハクチョウは19日、浜中町丸山散布の鳥獣保護区で衰弱した状態で見つかり、町の職員が保護して、北海道・釧路市にある環境省の保護センターに移された。

Whooper Swan on May 19, found emaciated in a game reserve in the dispersal Maruyama Hamanaka, to protect the city staff was moved to the Ministry of Environment and Conservation Center in the city of Kushiro.

オオハクチョウは死に、北海道大学で検査をした結果、毒性の強い鳥インフルエンザに感染していたことがわかった。

Whooper swans died as a result of testing at Hokkaido University, found that bird flu had been toxic.

これを受けて、環境省は、発見場所から半径10キロ以内の警戒レベルを引き上げた。

To that end, the Ministry raised the alert level within 10 km radius from the location found.

今年、国内での感染の確認は22日の宮崎県に続き、3例目。

This year, more confirmation of infection in Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan on April 22, the third case.

Japan - Chicken's corpse and majority are henhouse doorway near Miyazaki and:Bird full Inns.

January 23, 2011


The photograph: [Korotokoro] in the hennery is finished, and the Miyazaki City Sadowara-cho and it takes a picture of the wistaria sideward and positive and truth at staff etc. of the prefecture who receive disinfection = 6:00PM of the 22nd. [Korotokoro] in the hennery is finished, and the Miyazaki City Sadowara-cho and it takes a picture of the wistaria sideward and positive and truth at staff etc. of the prefecture who receive disinfection = 6:00PM of the 22nd.

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It has been found that many of dying chickens were found about the problem of the highly pathogenic avian influenza generated in the hennery in Miyazaki City in the vicinity of the doorway in the henhouse in the investigation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Miyazaki Prefecture. When there is a possibility that the virus that adheres to the person and the thing invades from the doorway, the good Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry sends the epidemiological surveillance team by the specialist and examines it in detail.

This hennery had six henhouses, and about 10,000 total was bred according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry etc.36 chickens were found dead in a henhouse that was the nearest the entrance of the entire hennery on the 21st among these. 36 majority were dead in one vicinity of the doorway that existed in the henhouse.

Henhouses are 42 meters in length, 7 meters in width, and 3.5 meters in height. About 1500 puts in [kago], it is, is bred [nai] [hiraka] by the method, and air passes side in the state of the wire net. The survey team examines whether the disinfection tank was appropriately set up in the vicinity of the doorway.

The hole opens in the wire net of the henhouse, and the wild bird can invade in the hennery in Shimane Prefecture Yasugi City where a bird full Inn was generated last November. When the [fusetori] net of about two centimeters in the diameter of the reticulation was set up in the hennery in Miyazaki City, a good survey team examines the net.

Moreover, the pond where ducks came flying to places away from the hennery by about 500 meters turned out. As for the bird full Inn has generated in various parts of Japan at this season, the migrant that goes from the vicinity of Siberia south is doubted as an infection source.

Japan: Bird flu confirmed conference call for strengthened protection emergency preparedness, Kagoshima Prefecture

January 23, 2011

Kagoshima Prefecture, the issue of highly pathogenic bird flu found in poultry farms in Miyazaki City on April 22 a meeting of emergency quarantine measures, and 80 representative offices and organizations involved poultry animal health, quarantine readiness called for strengthening cooperation.

同県内の鶏飼育数は、採卵用と肉用合わせて約2900万羽で、全国一。

Number of chickens reared in the same prefecture, a total of about 29 million birds for meat and egg collection, one nation.

冒頭、県農政部の弓指博昭部長は「出水市のツルに続き、隣県農場でも鳥インフルエンザ感染が確認され、県内農場での発生リスクが高まっている。万が一、発生すれば養鶏だけでなく、地域経済全体に大きな影響を与える。何としても阻止したい」と強調。

At the beginning, director Akira Hiroshi finger bow Agricultural Policy Planning Department County "Following the vine Izumi, is confirmed bird flu at a farm 隣県, raising the risk of developing a farm province. The event, as well as poultry do occur, local significant impact on the economy. want to prevent at any cost, "he said.

宮崎県の状況把握や緊急の聞き取り調査実施、ウイルスの侵入防止対策など、県の対応方針を説明した。

Situational awareness and emergency interviews conducted in Miyazaki Prefecture, and prevent viral entry, describing the policy for the county.

鹿児島県は、県内で発生し5万羽を殺処分しなければならない場合を想定し、防疫服や消毒剤、ビニールや段ボールなどの資機材を備蓄。

Kagoshima prefecture, assuming you have killed 50,000 birds occurred in the prefecture, protection clothing and disinfectants, plastic and cardboard and stocking equipment.

発生から3日間で延べ700人の防疫作業員が必要として獣医師や県職員、市町村職員などをリストアップしている。

County staff veterinarians and workers in need of protection from the occurrence of three-day total of 700, which lists and municipal officials.

県畜産課は「農場の消毒徹底や人や車の出入り制限、野鳥の侵入を防ぐ防鳥ネットの確認、異常発生時の早期通報など、基本に忠実に、関係団体と一体となった防疫を進める」としている。

Prefectural Livestock Research Division, the "strict control of access of people and cars and disinfection of farms, bird net check to prevent entry of birds, such as early notification when an error occurs, faithful to the basic protection coupled with the related organizations forward "to this.

=2011/01/23付 西日本新聞朝刊= = 2011/01/23 with a morning newspaper-West

Open-ended sit in a mosque in the village of Dakahlia against the deterioration of services

22/01/2011

Income residents of the village "Dquisn" center Sherbin Dakahlia in the open-ended sit on inside a mosque in the village; in protest at the lack of schools in the village, and to demand the pavement the only road linking the village of Kafr Road Agency main Sherbin.

وقال الأهالي لـ( إخوان أون لاين ): إن الأمطار الغزيرة التي سقطت خلال الأسبوع الماضي منعت الطلبة من الذهاب إلى مدارسهم بالقرى المجاورة لأداء امتحانات نصف العام، كما حرمت الموظفين من الذهاب إلى أعمالهم، مشيرين إلى أنهم يضطرون للسير 5 كيلومترات وسط الطين للوصول لأقرب طريق عمومي.

He said the people's (Ikhwan Online): The heavy rains that fell during last week prevented students from going to school in villages adjacent to the performance of examinations-a-half, and prohibited employees from going to work, noting that they were forced to walk 5 kilometers in the mud to reach the nearest road public.

South Korea map of out breaks

Egypt: 12 000 veterinary doctors to combat bird flu all over the country

22/01/2011 - 17:58
بدأت وزارة الزراعة واستصلاح الأراضى فى تنفيذ مخططها الشامل، لمكافحة مرض إنفلونزا الطيور لعام 2011 فى مزارع الطيور والتربية الريفية، والتى يشارك بها وفقا لتصريحات أمين أباظة وزير الزراعة نحو 12 ألف طبيب بيطرى ومساعد على مستوى الجمهورية، وأعدتها وحدة طوارئ إنفلونزا الطيور بالهيئة العامة للخدمات البيطري، بغرض السيطرة الكاملة على المرض، والتأكد من تطبيق المزارع للحد الأدنى من معايير الأمان الحيوى.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation in the implementation of its scheme destruction, to combat bird flu in 2011 in poultry farms and rural education, which participates in accordance with the statements Amin Abaza, Minister of Agriculture, about 12 A veterinarian and an assistant at the level of the Republic, prepared by the emergency unit avian influenza in the General Authority for services Veterinary , in order to complete control of the disease, and ensure the application of the farmer to the minimum standards for bio-security.


وأكد الدكتور محمد مصطفى الجارحى، رئيس الهيئة العامة للخدمات البيطرية أنه ستتم معاينة نحو 16ألف مزرعة بياض وأمهات وحضانات وبط ورومى، للتأكد من التزامها بتطبيق إجراءات الأمان الحيوى وتقديم النصائح الإرشادية المطلوبة لأصحابها وعمالتها.

Dr. Mohammad Mustafa, Garhi, President of the General Authority for Veterinary Services, it will be about 16 thousand Preview farm egg, mothers, nurseries, ducks and turkeys, to make sure of its commitment to implement bio-security measures and advising the required extension of their respective owners and employment.


مشيرا إلى أن هناك استجابة كبيرة من أصحاب المزارع للالتزام بمعايير الأمان الحيوى والتى يعنى عدم الالتزام بها، خسائر فادحة تنتهى بالغلق الإجبارى للمزرعة.

He pointed out that there is a great response from ranchers to comply with bio-safety standards, which means non-compliance, losses ends compulsory shutdown of the farm.


وكشف عن أنه تم تدريب عدة فرق مكونة من ثلاثة أطباء، وطبيب إعدام وطبيب تقصٍ وطبيب اتصال فى كل إدارة بيطرية، وذلك لتنفيذ إجراءات معيارية عند اكتشاف أى بؤرة جديدة.

And revealed that he has been training several teams made up of three doctors, a doctor execution, a doctor and finding a physician contact in both veterinary management, and for the implementation of standard procedures upon discovery of a new focus.


وأشار إلى أن المخطط يشتمل على برنامج متكامل للترصد فى نطاق البؤر الجديدة للتربية الريفية المنزلية لتحديد مدى تأثيرها على النطاق المحيط بها

He pointed out that the plan includes an integrated program of surveillance in the scope of new infestations of breeding rural household to determine the extent of their impact on the scale of the ocean

Egypt: 185 Menoufia medical unit to combat bird flu and swine

22/01/2011 - 17:49

Dr. Atta, Hisham Youssef, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Menoufia, that was contracted with 145 units and 45 family medicine unit to combat rural patients with influenza and swine influenza between students and school pupils to maintain, and provide service and preventive medical treatment for them.

أشار عطا إلى تخصيص 767 زائرة صحية للمرور على 1480 مدرسة بأنحاء المحافظة، بنسبة تغطية 100% بالمدن و45% بالقرى، حيث تتم تغطية ذلك العجز بالاستعانة بممرضات الوحدات الصحية لتلك القرى، فضلا عن تخصيص طبيب لكل خمس مدارس، ويتم المرور عليها يوميا بالتناوب، مؤكدا أن تقديم الخدمة الطبية لطلاب الريف يتم عن طريق مديرية الشئون الصحية والإدارات التابعة لها بمراكز المحافظة المختلفة

The Atta to the allocation of 767 health visitors for the passage of the 1480 school throughout the province, increased by 100% coverage in cities and 45% in villages, where it is to cover the deficit using pathogens in health units to the villages, as well as the allocation of one doctor for every five schools, and is traffic on a daily rotation, confirming that the provision of medical service for rural students is through the Directorate of Health Affairs and its departments to maintain different centers

#Egypt: Commonground's Menoufia Commentary on #H5N1 #Birdflu

Menoufia has been coming up in the news as of late. Treyfish just posted an article that says they have had 7 suspected cases in various health centers since the beginning of this month.

I posted an article on a death from H5N1 Bird Flu, at least that is how I interpreted it.
A person by the name of Abdul Fattah Abu (51), from village Dberki of Menof. He was admitted on 1/18 at the Fever Hospital Shebin, and died on 1/21. The article said it was a "confirmed death from influenza emerging" which usually is referring to Swine Flu (H1N1).

The articles in Egypt are challenging to say the least. This particular article regarding the death was accompanied with a picture of them vaccinating poultry. Which swung me back to the H5N1, as opposed to H1N1.

They took samples from relatives and contacts, again, I'm not sure it is their protocol to do this in the event of Swine Flu H1N1.
The article can be found here

Another reason that I believe it is a H5N1 case, is because an article came out on 1/13, regarding 6 houses (hotbeds) of avian influenza in Menoufia. They named the owners of all 6 houses. One of the owners names is Abdul Fattah Ahmed. That name is very very close to the man that just died: Abdul Fattah Abu. Therefore, I think it was a H5N1 case.

My take is that the man, Abdul Fattah (56), was taken into a health facility. It was then, that they went back to his neighborhood. Did their surveillance, and the article on the 13th came out on the "hotbeds" (homes) with infected poultry. The Medical Convoy was sent out. The man died. Now we have 7 suspected cases.
The article that talked about the houses (hotbeds) can be found here

A Medical Convoy was sent there on 1/19. They were concerned about eradicating mosquitoes and flies...among other thing. Bringing plenty of medicine too. They were training 60 doctors and nurses on how to isolate patients with infectious diseases, and how to deal with them. Interesting....
That article can be found here

On 1/8, two people were suspected after surveillance of a culling. A 4 year old, and a 48 year old, from two different villages, Bjeerm Bakuesna and Quesna.
There were also 95 birds culled and the contacts of the birds were tested. These were from Shebin Ashmun and Obrkp seven Menouf Bagour and martyrs. Most of the birds were found inside homes.

On 1/5, I have a person with a questionable confirmation. Apparently there were not confirmed as they didn't make the list. The Director of Health Menoufia announced the discovery of a new case of bird flu. It was the owner of a Poultry Farm. A 36 year old, Yasser Abu Mansour Mahot, from the Town of Ashmoun.
That article can be found here

Egypt - 7 cases of suspected HIV status of bird flu in January

22-1-2011 13:19
Department of Health flu Taioroalent Menoufia for the detention of 7 cases in hospital diets to maintain the various centers on suspicion of contracting bird flu since the beginning of this month and so far, where they showed symptoms of high fever, sore throat and vomiting.
Dr. Hisham Youssef, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Menoufia, that the cause of injury such cases is due to mixing of dead birds and breeding home is safe and was taking blood samples and sent to labs central Ministry of Health for analysis and execution of domestic birds and buried buried safe, immunization of contacts of family members.
Dr. Ahmed Fouad, director of the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine Menoufia, the emergence of six new spots positive for bird flu centers Ashmun and Shebin, the martyrs and the seven pools and Menouf and Bagour since the beginning of 2011 until now. He pointed out that those spots have been discovered through field tests carried out by the Directorate and all domestic breeding, and the execution of infected birds and vaccinated birds nearby to prevent the spread of the disease.

6 chickens confirmed with highly pathogenic flu virus in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI (Kyodo) -- Six chickens have been confirmed infected with a highly pathogenic avian flu virus at a poultry farm in Miyazaki City where dozens of birds were found dead, the Miyazaki prefectural government said Saturday.

The outbreak is the second at a poultry farm in Japan over the autumn and winter season following one in November in Shimane Prefecture, while wild and free-range birds have been found infected with the highly virulent H5N1 bird flu in Hokkaido and Tottori, Kagoshima and Fukushima prefectures since October.

The discovery in Miyazaki is yet another blow to the livestock industry of the southwestern prefecture, which was hit by bird flu in 2007 and a foot-and-mouth epidemic last year that led to the slaughter of about 290,000 cows and pigs.

Following the confirmation in detailed examinations early Saturday after the chickens tested positive for bird flu in Friday's preliminary tests, all the roughly 10,000 chickens at the farm will be culled, according to local government officials.

Six of the seven chickens tested, mostly from among the 36 chickens found dead when the farm reported the incident Friday, were infected with the H5 bird flu strain, the officials said, adding that 10 more chickens there died later.

In Tokyo, the government of Prime Minister Naoto Kan will call a task force meeting before noon to address the development with attendance by all Cabinet members except Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, who is visiting Okinawa Prefecture, officials said.

The prefectural government has asked 51 farms within a 10-kilometer radius of the farm in question not to transport their chickens, which number 1.93 million, or eggs.

Based on samples sent by the local government, the National Institute of Animal Health in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, is to check whether the virus is highly virulent, prefectural officials said.

"The virus is very likely a highly virulent one. It is shocking as we have enhanced prevention measures such as patrolling farms," said Shusuke Iwasaki, a senior prefectural official in charge of livestock epidemic prevention, at a predawn press conference.

In a related development the same day, two pairs of Japanese crested ibises that were sent Friday from a conservation center on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture arrived at another breeding enter in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture in a move aimed at preventing the endangered species from being wiped out by an outbreak of infectious disease.

The transfer was initially scheduled for early December but had been put off after the November outbreak of bird flu at a farm in Yasuki in the same prefecture.

January 22, 2011

Friday, January 21, 2011

Poultry farms in Miyazaki confirmed highly pathogenic avian flu, the disposition of 10,000 birds

The infection was confirmed on a poultry farm where the highly pathogenic avian influenza, poultry workers gathered in front for 52 minutes at 9:00 am destroyed = 22, Kyodo News Service from the helicopter in the town Sadowara Ueda Shima Miyazaki

Japan-Miyazaki positive bird flu began killing 10,000 birds

36 chickens died at a poultry farm in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, early morning April 22, genetic testing (PCR test) results, and announced that it was positive indicating strong suspicion of bird flu.


National Institute of Animal Health Research Institute (Tsukuba, Japan) to send samples to confirm the highly virulent H5N1 infection, including what type? Province yesterday morning, killing all the birds began about 10,000 chickens bred for this poultry. Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control Law on the same day, setting the movement ban the movement of restricted areas in the sphere of chicken and eggs from poultry farms radius of 10 km.

According to the announcement, the county is the 7th out of 21 tested positive for a simple, genetic testing at Miyazaki Prefectural Livestock Hygiene Service. As a result, all the results came out with the H5 subtype.

22 January 2011

Egypt: The death of an emerging influenza because of Menoufia


Vaccination did not prevent the continued spread of avian flu in Egypt

21/01/2011

The Directorate of Health Menoufia, today, reported the case of deaths from influenza emerging citizen named Mustafa Congratulations Abdul Fattah Abu bowl (51 years), and a resident of the village "Dberki" of the Menof; after 3 days of detention Fever Hospital Shebin.

وقامت مديرية الصحة بالمنوفية بتطهير منزل المتوفى، وأخذ عينات من أقاربه والمخالطين له، وإرسالها إلى المعامل المركزية بوزارة الصحة بالقاهرة لتحليلها؛ لبيان إصابتهم بالمرض من عدمه. The Directorate of Health Menoufia clearing house of the deceased, and to take samples of his relatives and his contacts, and sent to labs central Ministry of Health in Cairo for analysis; to indicate whether the disease.

20 nations vow to stop spread of pandemic influenza

[You know they aren't talking about H1N1!]

By Jay Ruiz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at 01/18/2011 3:21 PM | Updated as of 01/18/2011 3:21 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Representatives of more than 20 countries mostly from southeast Asia joined a 4-day senior leaders' symposium aimed at helping craft strategies and ways to stop and prevent the spread of pandemic influenza in case a crisis hits any of the participating nations.

Pandemic influenza is a generic term for any virus that spreads quickly among human beings, just like the AH1N1, bird flu virus, and swine flu virus.

According to Undersecretary Benito Ramos, administrator of the Office of Civil Defense, among the objectives of the symposium are to prepare countries to better integrate their militaries into their pandemic plans, and to come up a whole nation approach in preventing the virus from spreading in case it hits the country.

The symposium was jointly organized by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and the US Pacific Command.

Burma: Bird flu outbreak forces poultry cull



Published: 20 January 2011
Thousands of chickens have been culled in western Burma after health officials detected an outbreak of the H5N1, or ‘bird flu’, virus.

Government newspapers announced on 17 January the outbreak of “a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza [HPAI] strain” of the virus and said that measures had been taken to curtail the spread, which also included a ban of the sale of chickens and eggs in Arakan state.

Around 10 farms close to Lathamar village in Arakan state have been affected, although one farmer told DVB that a one-kilometre radius had been placed around the village, within which all farms must be treated.

“Some of the farms there have around 2000 chickens and some around 1000,” said the farmer. “The chickens were killed and then buried in a six-foot deep hole in the ground. The farms were sprayed afterward.”

He added that other farmers nearby had begun vaccinating their poultry in anticipation of the virus spreading.

Around 60 percent of the Burmese population is dependent on agriculture as a primary source of income, although the majority of this is focused in the rice industry.

In February last year around 2500 chickens were culled in a Rangoon division township following an outbreak of H5N1. Dozens of people were also taken ill last year shortly after Burma confirmed its first case of the H1N1, or ‘swine flu’, virus.

UK: Flu death toll doubles: As virus claims 254 lives, GPs face being stripped of their power to order jabs

By Sophie Borland
Last updated at 10:35 AM on 21st January 2011


The number of people killed by flu this winter more than ­doubled from 112 to 254 in the past week, figures revealed last night.

More than 90 per cent of victims had swine flu and the remainder influenza B or H2N3, the two other strains in circulation.

The sharp increase comes as the Government suggested that following this year’s shortages, it would strip GPs of the power to order flu vaccines.

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The number of patients with flu in intensive care has also fallen to 418, compared with 661 last week.

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According to the Health Protection Agency (HPA), which compiles the figures, it is usual for there to be a ‘lag time’ between the peak in infection rates and the highest number of deaths.

Professor John Watson, head of the HPA, said many of those who had recently died probably caught the disease during the height of the outbreak and their condition had rapidly deteriorated.

He also said that there was often a delay in hospitals reporting data, meaning many of the deaths recorded this week may have happened several weeks ago.

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Convoys from Alexandria University for the development of two villages in the governorate

Friday, January 21, 2011 - 07:37

The University of Alexandria, to send a convoy of comprehensive development conducted by the Committee on cooperation between the University and the National Council for Women, to the village shelter fishermen in Alexandria, with the College of Nursing and the High Institute of Public Health and the College of Pharmacy included the detection of 300 cases satisfactory, and dispensing them, and converting 5 cases to the University Hospitals for operations.

كما قامت قافلة الجامعة بإهداء ما تبقى من المستحضرات الصيدلية إلى طبيب الوحدة الصحية بالقرية لصرفها على الحالات المرضية هناك، وتم الإعلان عن فتح فصل لمحو الأمية فى القرية وقامت كلية الطب البيطرى بتوقيع الكشف الإكلينيكى وعلاج 351 حالة من الأبقار والأغنام والماعز والدواب والدواجن من أمراض باطنة ومعدية وجراحة، بالإضافة إلى علاج وتطعيم 250 حالة من الطيور والأرانب ضد العديد من أمراض الدواجن كما تم تدريب 19 طالبا وطالبة خلال القافلة العلاجية بالقرية على طرق التشخيص والعلاج بما يؤهلهم عملياً للمنافسة فى سوق العمل.

As the convoy University donated the remainder of pharmaceutical products to physician health unit in the village to be paid on the conditions there, was announced the opening chapter of literacy in the village and the College of Veterinary Medicine signing detect clinical and treatment of 351 cases of cattle, sheep, goats and livestock and poultry diseases of Internal Medicine and Infectious and surgery, as well as treatment and vaccination of 250 cases of birds and rabbits against many diseases of poultry have also been training 19 students and a student during the convoy in the village on the therapeutic methods of diagnosis and treatment, including practically qualifies them to compete in the labor market.


وأيضا، قامت بإرسال قافلة التنمية الشاملة بقرية الشمعدان بالدخيلة التى نظمتها كلية الصيدلة شارك فيها 22 طالباً من الجوالة بالإضافة إلى 6 أطباء من المعهد العالى للصحة العامة فى تخصصات الأطفال والباطنة والصحة النفسية ، وشاركت فيها بعض الشركات ببعض الأدوية.

Also, by sending a convoy of comprehensive development in the village candlestick with the company organized by the Faculty of Pharmacy, attended by 22 students from the phones in addition to 6 doctors from the High Institute of Public Health in the specialties of Internal Medicine, Children and Mental Health, and participated in some of the companies with some medicines.


وتناولت أنشطة القافلة المجال الصحى وتوعية الأطفال فى محاولة لإقناعهم ببعض العادات الصحية الضرورية وكذا توعية السيدات بالتغذية السليمة ومخاطر زواج الأقارب ونظافة المنزل والأطفال والطعام وقامت القافلة بعدد من الخدمات الاجتماعية مثل توزيع الملابس ومبالغ مالية على المحتاجين وسداد بعض الديون والتكفل ببعض العمليات لبعض المحتاجين بالقرية.
And dealt with the activities of the convoy, the area of health and education of children in a bid to persuade them to some of the habits necessary health, as well as educate women to good nutrition and the dangers of inbreeding and the cleanliness of the house and children, food, and the convoy with a number of social services such as distribution of clothes and money to the needy and the payment of some debt and provide for certain operations to some of the needy in the village.

Egypt: Comprehensive plan to eradicate bird flu in 3 years

1/21/2011 10:18:00 AM

Discusses the Supreme Committee for Avian Influenza in meeting on Feb. 6 under the chairmanship of Dr. Hatem the Minister of Health and the presence of Mr. Amin Abaza, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and Dr. Maged George, Minister of the Environment, Dr. Abdul Salam Mahgoub, Minister of Local Development, experts and professionals in the fight against bird flu, imagine the comprehensive plan, which ended with the General Authority for Veterinary Services and Animal Health Research Institute of the preparation for the Eradication of bird flu in poultry within 3 years to come.

وصرح امين اباظة بأن تصور الخطة يتضمن تحديد مهام الجهات المعنية بمكافحة مرض انفلونزا الطيور والتي تتمثل في وزارات الصحة والداخلية والزراعة والوحدات المحلية والطب البيطري والمعامل الرقابية على الانتاج الداجن واصحاب المزارع.. Amin Abaza said that the perception of the plan includes the functions of agencies involved in combating bird flu, which is in the ministries of health, interior, agriculture and local units, veterinary and laboratory controls on Domestic production and owners of farms ..

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to bind the owners of farms to phase the security of the dead day of birds by burning or burial or compost barrel without a bottom or ambushes of bricks is placed by the dead with a layer of sawdust and during the month turns to the security of fertile compost is free of pathogens, and requiring ranchers to report promptly to cases of injury is not near the veterinary unit for the disbursement of compensation.

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It also included the comprehensive plan requiring ranchers to inform the doctor of veterinary unit and the emergency unit for follow-up immunization schedule of immunization by the veterinary units.

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Also emphasized the comprehensive plan on the need for local units culling as soon as the discovery of the injury and to commit the Ministry of Health and Agriculture to report early for any injuries may occur, whether individuals or birds so that in the case of the discovery of human cases move veterinary units to cull the birds in this location before being smuggled.

The plan for raising household composition of the committees in each village of veterinary units and the Ministry of Health and the Agricultural Society to organize site visits to education at home in 15 counties through 54 team for the work of combing the village for breeding per household. واعداد دورات تدريبية للمربين وشددت على ضرورة تنفيذ القانون 70 لسنة 2007 والذى يقضى بمنع تداول الطيور الحية نهائيا مع تفعيل اللائحة التنفيذية لهذا القانون بتشديد العقوبات على المخالفين من خلال تعاون النائب العام والنيابات العامة بجميع محافظات الجمهورية. And preparation of training courses for educators and stressed the need for the implementation of Law 70 of 2007, which provides for the prevention of circulation of live birds with the final activation of the executive regulations of this law to toughen sanctions on violators through the cooperation of the Attorney General and the Public Prosecution in all governorates of the Republic.

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The plan identified the role of the Ministry of Health in the immediate reporting of Veterinary Medicine for the case of suspected human when you make sure the injury so that the Veterinary Medicine in tracking the cause of injury and sampling of birds Alkhaltp of the patient next received reports of veterinary medicine in cases of injured birds to go do not take samples from human contacts.

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South Korea-Avian tuberculosis found for first time in 50 years

01-21-2011 18:38

By Lee Hyo-sik

A new animal epidemic is looming large here, following foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and bird flu, as a group of chickens found dead at poultry farms in the eastern part of the country tested positive, Thursday, for avian tuberculosis, which had not been detected here for the past 50 years.

The finding has dealt a serious blow to quarantine officials and livestock farms, which have been working day and night to contain the spread of FMD and bird flu for more than a month.

According to quarantine officials, avian tuberculosis is a slow spreading chronic bacterial infection. There is neither treatment for infected birds nor vaccines to prevent the disease. Control can only be achieved through depopulation and proper sanitation practices, including rodent control and screening wild birds.

There have been no reported cases in which humans contracted the virus from eating infected meat or coming into contact with it. But those with a weak immune system could become infected.

The Gangwon Provincial Government said that three chickens found dead at a poultry farm in Gangneung had tested positive for avian tuberculosis. About 15 dead chickens at a nearby farm were also positive for the disease.

The owners of the infected farms said dozens of chickens died everyday over the past week, adding they notified the provincial government of the incident to find out why they died.

“We confirmed that the dead chickens died from avian tuberculosis. But to be 100 percent sure, we will ask the National Veterinary Research & Quarantine Service to redo the test. If it tests positive again, we will cull all 6,100 chickens and ducks raised in the two infected farms to prevent the spread of the disease,” a provincial government official said.

He said the latest outbreak is the first of its kind since 1961, adding the provincial and all municipal administrations will make every effort to stop the spread of the infection.

“Avian tuberculosis is not as fatal as bird flu. Also, it spreads at a much slower pace. But the problem is there are no known treatments for infected birds. No vaccines have been developed to prevent it either,” the official said.

The best preventive measure is to keep farms clean and minimize birds’ contact with the outside. Those infected must be destroyed.

“There have been no reports of humans being infected with avian tuberculosis. We strongly advise poultry farmers to make their farms off-limits to outsiders and regularly disinfect sheds. If unusual symptoms are detected in poultry, report it immediately to the provincial government,” he stressed.

AFCD has seized on the ring body 33 for Bulbul bird flu tests

21.01.2011 16:59 21.01.2011 16:59
Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, outside No. 85 to 87 noon, dead birds found thirty-three, AFCD officers to the scene and seized dead birds washing confirmed that all is sinensis, the Department will test dead birds to determine whether infected with avian flu. People have witnessed that birds such as the rain like a sudden, a large number of drop center of the road, pedestrians are trying to fled and cried out, a car ran over part of the bird carcasses.

Large-billed crow tests H5N1 positive in Hong Kong

Large-billed crow tests H5N1 positive in Hong Kong

English.news.cn 2011-01-21 16:47:50FeedbackPrintRSS

HONG KONG, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- A dead large-billed crow found in Tai O, Lantau Island of Hong Kong was confirmed to be H5N1 virus positive, a spokesman for the city's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on Friday.

The bird carcass was collected at Sun Ki Street, Tai O on Jan. 18. It was highly decomposed when found and required a series of tests before avian influenza was confirmed Friday.

The spokesman said the large-billed crow is a common resident bird in Hong Kong and there were no poultry farms within three kilometers of where the dead bird was found.

To minimize the risk of avian influenza outbreaks, he said, all relevant government departments would continue to remain highly vigilant and strictly enforce preventive measures against avian influenza, such as reinforcing health education and striving to deter illegal imports of poultry and birds into Hong Kong.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Disease outbreak cripples South Korea

Seoul News.Net
Friday 21st January, 2011

134,000 South Korean military personnel are engaged in combat against the disease.
Foot-and-mouth disease has broken out in South Korea causing a mass culling of millions of animals.

The South Korean military has been called in to help deal with the effects of the devastation, and to help stem the spreading of the disease. The military has already killed two million cows and pigs so far, and vaccinated tens of millions more.

The South Korean agriculture ministry advised on Thursday the current outbreak is the worst in the country's history.

The cost of dealing with the crisis has already soared well above $1 billion, the ministry said, largely through a substantial loss of exports.

129 cases have been confirmed since November 28 which has resulted in 22% of the swine population and nearly 4% of the cattle population being culled. Vaccinations are continuing across the country as the government tries to limit the number of animals that need to be destroyed, a CNN report said Friday.

The government introduced travel restrictions for livestock and ordered cattle markets to be shut shortly after the latest outbreak on November 28 in the southern city of Andong.

As a result, pork and beef imports are up and retail prices of both have risen almost 9% in just a month, the CNN reportt said.

The spread of bird flu is also putting pressure on South Korean farmers, with almost 4 million birds culled so far.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture describes foot-and-mouth disease as "a severe, highly contagious viral disease of cattle and swine."

#Egypt: Medical Convoys in Menouf Continue

01/19/2011 11:36

Approved by the Engineer Sami Amara governor Menoufiya 162 million and 200 thousand pounds for the development of hospitals and the completion of existing projects in the field of medical services for the development of the service provided to citizens and that in light of the interest in maintaining the upgrading of the health service provided to citizens Menofy, and includes the development of hospitals Bagour central and fevers Menouf and Srs Allian Central and read out the Mnov and Sadat Quesna and, in addition to providing hospitals with modern medical equipment and has the 10 public hospitals and centralized.
كما تم إعتماد 220 وحدة طب الأسرة ضمن معايير الجودة .

It also approved 220 units of family medicine within the standards of quality.
وأضاف الدكتور هشام عطا يوسف وكيل وزارة الصحة بالمنوفية أنه جارى الإستعداد لمواجهة أمراض الصيف وتطهير الترع والقضاء على الباعوض والذباب ، والمرور الدورى على الأسواق ومحلات الأغذية للتأكد من سلامة المعروض كما يتم أخذ عينات من مياه الشرب بصفة دورية للتأكد من صلاحيتها ميكروبيا وكيميائيا .

>He said Dr. Atta, Hisham Youssef, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Menoufia that Gary prepared for a summer diseases and disinfect the canals and the elimination of mosquitoes, flies, traffic and regular markets and food stores to ensure the safety of supply are also taken samples of drinking water regularly to make sure of the validity of weeds and chemically.

On the other hand has been to provide the necessary vaccines against poisoning from scorpion and snake bites.
وأضاف استمرار القوافل الطبية العلاجية على نفقة الدولة للمرضى غير القادرين بواقع قافلة اسبوعيا ، بالإضافةإلى استعدادات المديرية لمواجهة إنفلونزا الطيور والخنازير بالرغم من انحسار المرض وأن التطعيمات والأدوية اللازمة متوافرة بالإضافة إلى نشر التوعية والثقافة الصحية لتجنب الإصابة بمثل هذه الأمراض بالإضافة إلى التطعيم ضد مرض الفلايا للقضاء عليه وذلك فى معظم القرى ، كما تم تدريب 60 طبيباً وممرضة على الإحتياطات القياسية لمكافحة العدوى والإجراءات اللازمة لعزل المرضى المصابين بالأمراض المعدية وكيفية التعامل معهم .

The continuation of the convoys of medical treatment at state expense for patients who are unable by convoy a week, Balidhavpily preparations Directorate of avian and swine despite the decline of the disease and the vaccinations and the necessary medicines available in addition to spreading awareness and health education to avoid the incidence of such diseases in addition to vaccination against the disease Filaya to eliminate it and that in most villages, were also trained 60 doctors and nurses on the standard precautions for infection control and procedures necessary to isolate patients with infectious diseases and how to deal with them.

Egypt: #H5N1 and #H1N1 Increased Cases, Health Ins. Serves Just A Few

An excerpt from a length article:
20/01/2011

Ministry of Health, uh from the Ministry of Health of all achievements that we have become No. 1 of the deaths and the spread of bird flu, swine flu and travel is not worth the expense of the state look at the case of government hospitals and the level it has reached?
حالات الوفيات المتزايدة فى المستشفيات لأنفلونزا الخنازير والطيور وبالطبع الرقم يفوق ما تعلنه وزارة الصحة بكثير أصبح المرضى لا يجدون الدواء ولا العناية فاما يذهب المريض الى المستشفيات الاستثمارية واما يموت فى المستشفيات الحكومية زيادة على كارثة التامين الصحي الذي لا يخدم الى فئة قليلة

Deaths increased in hospital for avian and swine influenza and of course more than the number announced by the Ministry of Health has become much patients have no medicine or care of either patient goes to the hospitals, investment and die either in government hospitals increased to a disaster, health insurance, which does not serve to a few

WHO: Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 42

The Ministry of Health of Egypt has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 1-year-old male from Alexandria Governorate, developed symptoms on 12 January and was hospitalized on 13 January. He is in a stable condition.

Investigations into the source of infection indicated that the case had exposure to poultry.

The case was confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratories, a National Influenza Center of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network (GISN).

Of the 121 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 40 have been fatal.

FMD means Koreans urged not to travel (or travel to Jeollanam-do) for Lunar New Year.

The Korea Times writes about local governments' efforts to discourage Koreans from travelling around the country this Seollal in order to prevent further spread of foot-and-mouth disease.
Many Koreans who work and live in Seoul and other urban areas were born and raised in the provinces. It is a decades-old tradition that they visit their hometowns to see their parents, relatives and friends at least twice a year ― the Lunar New Year (or Seollal) and Chuseok holidays.

But this biannual ritual may not materialize during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday from Feb. 2 to 6 as the mass migration could cause the spread of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease and bird flu to uninfected areas.

Since the first FMD outbreak was reported in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, on Nov. 29, the deadly virus has spread to nearly all parts of the country, except for the southern regions ― South Gyeongsang Province, North Jeolla Province, South Jeolla Province and Jeju Island.

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In a desperate attempt to stop the devastating epidemic, scores of provincial governments have launched a campaign to prevent people from traveling to other areas during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Among others, South Jeolla Province, which has seen not a single case of FMD, is asking those who plan to visit there during the five-day holiday not to do so in a bid to stop the spread of the highly infectious virus.

The provincial government has asked dozens of organizations made up of individuals born in the country’s southwestern province not to visit their hometowns.

``If we can prevent FMD from spreading to our area during the upcoming holiday, we are positive that South Jeolla Province will remain FMD-free. It is not easy to say this but we desperately need people who have family members here not to come this time,’’ said Lee Ki-ho, director of the livestock quarantine department at the South Jeolla Provincial Government.

The other 362 days out of the year you couldn't convince many Koreans, or expats for that matter, to visit Jeollanam-do, but as The Waygook Effect says given how little vacation time Koreans take it's unlikely that local officials will discourage Koreans from driving cross-country for one of its biggest holidays.

Two sources: the death of two children and 19 cases of bird flu in Baghdad

20/01/2011 18:53

بغداد20كانون الثاني/يناير(آكانيوز)- أعلن مصدر في دائرة صحة بغداد بجانب الرصافة، الخميس، عن وفاة طفلتين بعد إصابتهما بمرض أنفلونزا الطيور في منطقة الزعفرانية ببغداد، فيما أشار مصدر آخر إلى إصابة 19 شخصا بالمرض نفسه في مناطق متفرقة من العاصمة خلال الشهر الجاري.

Baghdad, January 20 (Rn) - A source in the Department of Health Baghdad next Rusafa, Thursday, for the deaths of two children after bird flu virus in the Zaafaraniya Baghdad, With Another source said 19 wounded people were the same disease in different parts of the capital during the month .

A medical source told the hospital in Zaafaraniya agency Kurdistan News (Rn) that "the two girls who died in the Zaafaraniya yesterday evening as a result of bird flu and the neglect of their condition by their parents."

وأشار إلى أن الطاقم الطبي اكتشف أن سبب وفاة الطفلتين هو إصابتهما بالمرض، مبينا أن حالتي الفتاتين اكتشفتا بعد انتشار المرض بشكل كامل في جسديهما.

He pointed out that the medical staff discovered that the cause of death of the children is infected with the disease, indicating that the two girls discovered after the spread of the disease fully in their bodies.

ومرض أنفلونزا الطيور "H5N1" الذي يعرف أيضا بأنفلونزا الدجاج او طاعون الطيور اكتشف في ايطاليا عام 1878 كمرض خطر يصيب الدجاج.

The bird flu "H5N1" bird flu, also known as chicken or fowl plague was discovered in Italy in 1878 as a disease affects the risk of chicken.

وأعلن العراق في العام 2006 عن وفاة واحدة بسبب المرض. Iraq declared in 2006 for one death due to illness.

بدوره قال مدير عام صحة بغداد إحسان جعفر لـ(آكانيوز) إن "العاصمة شهدت 19 إصابة بمرض أنفلونزا الطيور منذ بداية الشهر الجاري". In turn, the Director General of Health Baghdad Ihsan Jaafar's (Rn) that "the capital have had 19 cases of bird flu since the beginning of this month."

ولفت إلى أن "بعض الإصابات مسيطر عليه، بينما الحالات الأخرى حرجة". He pointed out that "some cases controlled, while the other cases, critical."

وتتخوف وزارة الصحة الاتحادية من انتشار المرض في المناطق النائية والبعيدة عن المراكز الصحية في البلاد.

And fear and Federal Ministry of Health of the spread of the disease in remote areas far from health centers in the country.

وعن إمكانية تقليل الإصابة بأنفلونزا الطيور، قال جعفر إن "الحل الوحيد يكمن بالتوعية".

And the possibility of reducing the incidence of bird flu, "said Jaafar said that" the only solution is awareness. "

Vietnamese health officials, the alert flu · AI

Vietnamese health officials on influenza and avian influenza spread, local media reported had ordered the alert.

The Ministry of Health Hanoi, Vietnam and southern hojjiminsieseo recent new confirmed flu patients, respectively, to prevent the spread of flu, adding that went into semi-retirement.

The southern and northern Crow namdingseong dominance in such places as poultry infected with bird flu appear one after another, people have been infected with a possibility that communication has warned that state-owned Vietnam.

World Health Organization since 2003, who died of bird flu in Vietnam, 59 people, second only to Indonesia has said tons.

입력시간 2011.01.20 (13:38) 천희성 기자 Date 01/20/2011

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

#Egypt: Confirmed #H5N1 Human Case - Alexandria

19-1-2011

I discovered the health services in Alexandria on Wednesday a new human case of bird flu, and that of a child at the age of one and a half, and this situation is the case number (121) since the onset of the disease in Egypt in March 2006.
وصرح الدكتور عبد الرحمن شاهين المتحدث باسم وزارة الصحة بأن الطفل دخل أحد مستشفيات محافظة الإسكندرية وهو يعانى من ارتفاع في درجة الحرارة, وكحة, وتشنجات حرارية, وذلك عقب تعرضه لطيور منزلية (دجاج - بط - أوز) يشبهه فى إصابتها بمرض أنفلونزا الطيور, وأعطى عقار "التاميفلو" فور الاشتباه وحالته الصحية الآن مستقرة. Dr. Abdel Rahman Shahin, spokesman for the Ministry of Health that the child entered a hospital in Alexandria which is suffering from high temperature, cough, cramps, heat, and that after being exposed to domestic birds (chicken - duck - Oz) lookalike of being infected with bird flu, and gave the drug "Tamiflu" as soon as suspicion and his health condition is now stable.

South Korea confirms additional cases of foot and mouth disease and bird flu

2011/01/19

Seoul, January 19 (Yonhap) - South Korea confirmed additional cases of foot and mouth disease and avian influenza on Wednesday, the country's attempts to quarantine such as vaccination and executions intensive livestock.

وقالت وزارة الزراعة إن حالتين من مرض الحمى القلاعية تم اكتشافهما في مزارع الأبقار في اقليم كانغ وون في اقليم شمال شرق البلاد، بينما تم اكتشاف حالة من الإصابة بأنفلونزا الطيور في مزرعة للبط في انسيونغ التي تبعد 70 كيلومتراً عن جنوب سيئول.

The Agriculture Ministry said that two cases of foot and mouth disease was discovered in cattle farms in the province of Kang Won province in the northeast, while the discovery of a case of bird flu in a duck farm in Anciong, 70 km south of Seoul.

وتم توجيه الأمر بإعدام 435 بقرة من الماشية التي تكون في مدى دائرة نصف قطرها 500 متر من المزارع كإجراء وقائي. It was directed execution of a herd of 435 cattle that are in the circle with a radius of 500 meters from the farm as a precautionary measure. كما تم إعدام 20,000 بطة ودفنها. As 20 000 were executed and buried duck.

Egypt: Fatwa against bird flu

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Authorized the Secretariat of the Fatwa House of Fatwa to slaughter birds in bags, for the prevention of avian influenza, and called people to do so.

وأصدرت اللجنة فتوى تبيح ذبح الدجاج، وغيره من الطيور، فى كيس مصنوع من البلاستيك أو أى مادة أخرى وإبراز عنق الطائر منه، بغير خنق، ثم ذبحه طبقا للشريعة الإسلامية. The Committee issued a fatwa permitting the slaughter of chickens and other birds, in a bag made of plastic or any other material and to highlight the neck of the bird from him, without a choke, then slaughtered according to Islamic law.

وأكدت أمانة الفتوى أنه يجب على الناس فعل ذلك إن كانت هذه هى الطريقة المتعينة للوقاية من مرض إنفلونزا الطيور. The secretariat confirmed the opinion that people should do so if this is the way Almtainp for the prevention of avian flu.

جاءت الفتوى ردا على سؤال باحثين أجانب حول مدى شرعية طريقة لذبح الطيور، تم تطبيقها خلال تجارب علمية فى أمريكا، بهدف تقليل مخاطر انتقال الفيروس من الطائر للإنسان خلال عملية الذبح. The fatwa came in response to a question of foreign researchers about how legitimate the way to the slaughter of birds, have been applied during scientific experiments in America, in order to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus from bird to humans through the slaughtering process.

وأوضح الباحثان فى سؤالهما أنهما كانا يبحثان عن طريقة آمنة للذبح، بحيث تكون سهلة وبسيطة وتستطيع السيدة الريفية عملها فى المنزل، بحيث تكون «حلالا» فى الوقت نفسه، وتوصلوا إلى أنه يمكن وضع الطائر فى كيس بلاستيكى عادى، وإبراز رأسه ورقبته دون خنقه أو تقييد حركته، ثم ذبحه بالسكين، وقالوا إن النتائج أثبتت أن كمية الغبار المحمل بالدم وإفرازات الطائر قد انخفضت بشكل ملحوظ.

The researchers in Swalhma they were looking for a safe method of slaughter, so they are easy and simple and can Ms. rural work at home, so be «lawful» at the same time, and concluded that it can put the bird in a plastic bag, regular, and to highlight the head and neck without stifling or restricting movement, and then slaughtered with a knife, and said the findings proved that the amount of dust in blood and secretions of the bird have declined significantly. وهو ما أجازته أمانة الفتوى. Which is sanctioned by the secretariat of the advisory opinion.

Thai Health acknowledges the cooperation to fight bird flu in Egypt

January 19, 2011

Spokesman of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Abdul-Rahman Shahin said that the Ministry of Health commended the support provided by Thailand to Egypt in the fight against avian influenza, also praised the experience, considering it a successful experience of cooperation and helpful.

وقال شاهين - فى تصريح اليوم "الأربعاء" عقب لقاء وزير الصحة حاتم الجبلى مع نظيره التايلاندى جون لاك زان وست - إنه دعا الجبلى لزيارة تايلاند من أجل الوقوف على التجربة التايلاندية،وتنمية التعاون الصحى بين البلدين، والاستفادة من الخبرة التايلاندية فى إدارة المؤسسات الصحية ، وذلك لامتلاكها تجربة متميزة فى هذا المجال".

Shaheen said - in a statement today, "Wednesday" after a meeting with Minister of Health Hatem with his Thai counterpart, John Lake Beech West - he called the mountain to visit Thailand to stand on the experience of Thailand, and the development of health cooperation between the two countries, and benefit from the experience Thai in the management of health institutions, so as to possess a unique experience in this field. "

وذكر شاهين أن زيارة "زان وست" المقررة لمستشفى (الصحة النفسية) بالعباسية غدا "الخميس" يأتى فى إطار سعى الطرفين لتبادل الخبرات فى مجالى تطوير خدمات الصحة وتدريب العاملين فى مجال الصحة النفسية ، وذلك على أساس امتلاك الدولتين لتجربة متشابهة فى هذا المجال ، سواء على مستوى التشريعات أو حجم التجربة من مستشفيات وأسرة وخبرات طبية.

According to Shaheen's visit "Zan West" of assessments for the Hospital (Mental Health) Abbassiya tomorrow, "Thursday" comes within the framework sought the parties to exchange expertise in the development of health services and staff training in the field of mental health, and on the basis of possession of the two countries to experience similar in this area, both at the level of legislation or the size of the experience of hospitals, beds and medical expertise.

UN: Bird flu in Egypt, more deadly than the swine flu ..Is the highest proportion of injuries outside of Asia

19/01/2011
حذرت شبكة الأنباء الإنسانية "إيرين"، التابعة للأمم المتحدة من خطورة فيروس إنفلونزا الطيور، مؤكدة أنه يعد أكثر فتكا بالإنسان من فيروس إنفلونزا الخنازير، مدللة على ذلك بأرقام الوفيات في مصر.

Warned IRIN "Irene", of the United Nations of the danger of the avian flu virus confirmed that it is the most lethal man of swine influenza virus, demonstrating that the numbers of deaths in Egypt.
وذكرت في تقرير نشرته على موقعها الإلكتروني أن "عددًا كبيرًا من الناس قلقون بشأن فيروس "إتش 1 إن 1" وينظرون بريبة إلى الأشخاص الذين يعطسون في الأماكن العامة خوفًا من الإصابة به، لكن إنفلونزا الطيور "إتش 5 إن 1" (التي تنتقل أساسًا من الطيور إلى البشر) هي أشد فتكًا إذا ما نظرنا إلى الإحصاءات".

According to a report published on its website that "a large number of people are worried about the virus," HP 1 1 "and view with suspicion the people who sneeze in public places for fear of infection, but the bird flu," HP 5 1 "(which is mainly transmitted from birds to humans) is even more lethal if we look at the statistics. "
وأشار التقرير إلى ما أعلنته منظمة الصحة العالمية نقلا عن وزارة الصحة المصرية حول اكتشاف إصابة أربع حالات جديدة مصابة بفيروس إنفلونزا الطيور خلال شهر ديسمبر الماضي أدت إلى وفاة شخصين.
The report pointed to the announcement by the World Health Organization, citing the Egyptian Ministry of Health about the discovery of four new cases of infection was infected with avian influenza during the month of December last year led to the deaths of two people.
وذكرت منظمة الصحة العالمية أن الشخصين المتوفين كانا على اتصال مباشر بالدواجن، مشيرة إلى أن تحقيقاً يجري الآن لتحديد مصدر العدوى في الحالتين الأخريين اللتين لم تؤديا إلى الوفاة. The World Health Organization said that the two deceased were in direct contact with poultry, noting that the investigation was being conducted now to determine the source of infection in two cases that were not going to lead to death.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Highly pathogenic AI outbreaks in Gyeonggi-do Anjo

Date 01/19/2011
Gyeonggi Province also obvious that occurred in the highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Anseong micronutritional duck farms to test for avian influenza has been confirmed as H5N1 gobyeongwonseongin said.

Defense officials raised the burial of farmers dispose of 20,000 ducks and chickens and ducks within a radius 10 km and swab samples from the farms are avian influenza testing.

This highly pathogenic avian influenza occurred in four provinces and 10 counties, 27 from chickens and ducks raised and buried targets that are close to 3.7 million.

2.1 Mln Animals Culled Due to FMD

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Over two million heads of livestock have been culled in 51 days since foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) first broke out in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, in November.

The Agriculture Ministry estimates that as of Tuesday, two-point-one million animals have been or will be culled at 42-hundred farms nationwide due to FMD.

The number includes one-point-nine million pigs, 134-thousand heads of cattle, 34-hundred goats and 18-hundred deer.

The government’s FMD-related expenditures are also estimated to have topped one-point-four trillion won.

Disease threatens dwindling N Korea food stocks

By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy

Posted Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:29pm AEDT

There are reports North Korea is suffering from an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, which threatens to exacerbate already dire food shortages.

South Korea's Yonhap newspaper is quoting an intelligence official as saying that the North is unable to carry out quarantine and sanitation efforts because of a lack of medicine and equipment.

The epidemic may take a toll on North Korea's military, which raises livestock to feed its troops.

The country has been suffering from persistent food shortages and it is believed people are eating infected cattle and pigs instead of burying them.

Meanwhile, South Korea has culled about 15 per cent of its combined pig and cattle population to contain outbreaks of foot and mouth disease there.

It has so far confirmed 120 cases, up from last week's count of 116.

The nationwide epidemic originated in pigs more than a month ago, and has rapidly spread to six provinces.

Japan-Kooriyama bird flu

Dead ducks "positive"

It was found that tested positive for bird flu came from birds ducks was found dead in the water treatment plant in the city reservoir Kooriyama. Whether the virulent under investigation, expected to take several days. The bird flu virus was confirmed in the province is the first time, 18 county, to hold a meeting gathered representatives, and discuss a response. Currently, poultry farms and other abnormalities that are seen around. At the meeting, it was highly virulent case was confirmed based on the manual response.

According to the Nature Conservation Division, the county water treatment plants in the reservoir Toyodachō Koriyama City, was examined at the National Institute for Environmental tufted birds had died between 7 to 10 days of this month 4, 17, out of four birds tested positive for or. We investigate whether virulent at Hokkaido University.

At the meeting, according to the manual, the alert level to a normal level, when the alert level raised to 2, reported having enhanced preparedness and surveillance. According to reports from each section, rather than impact on the water, place in interviews with 14 poultry farms located within 10 km radius of the reservoir, it was confirmed that there are no abnormalities in chicken stock.

If you find that highly virulent, set up a task force chief and the governor, to further strengthen cooperation with the Ministry of alert. In this case, within 10 km radius of the reservoir every day, studied for abnormalities in wild birds and other animals. The inspections carried out on poultry farms within a radius of 10 kilometers, it has to check for abnormalities.

County Wildlife Center Mizoguti Toshio participation of the field survey after the meeting, the press, "intended to occur in the province have already poised. Risk of infection to humans is quite low," he said. On the other hand, Koriyama, 18, also held an emergency meeting <1> and safe drinking water chlorination done <2> not touch dead birds you find, and immediately contacted the city and county - 2 Make sure that you ensure that citizens know the point.

17 the night of the city water company, supplies water to change the method of bypassing the reservoir. The Waterworks is "infectious problems are lost in the chlorination, but the security measures taken in the form of easy to understand" that this. The water treatment plant water supply equivalent to approximately 20% of the city, with 22,000 households in the city center.

The same day in the County Regional Development Authority, municipalities and agricultural cooperatives in the tube, held a meeting to gather interested parties such as police, explained the progress and future support.

Plant City man Kooriyama poultry farms (55) is "out to people in the prefecture of Korea and China there is the airport, and a thorough disinfection from the usual, just do as before. We in wild birds only come out positive for the same trade, is not particularly worried, "he said.