H5N1
Gov’t to adopt law banning live poultry distribution
Egypt
November 18, 2018
Gov’t to adopt law banning live poultry distribution
The ministries of agriculture, trade and industry, supply, health, and local development have prepared mechanisms for adopting law No. 70…
Beheira swine flu deaths up to 10 after 2 more die: sources
Egypt
January 24, 2016
Beheira swine flu deaths up to 10 after 2 more die: sources
Two more people died of swine flu three days ago in Beheira, raising the total number of deaths from the virus…
Agriculture Ministry eyes 4.5 bn anti-bird flu vaccines
Egypt
November 29, 2015
Agriculture Ministry eyes 4.5 bn anti-bird flu vaccines
The Agriculture Ministry has announced that it will secure equipment required for a vaccine production plant to produce 4.5 billion bird…
New H5N1 case appears in Qena
Egypt
February 4, 2015
New H5N1 case appears in Qena
A new case of bird flu, known as H5N1, has been discovered in a 13-year-old girl in Qena province, according…
Health Ministry: Cairene woman 6th bird flu death in 2015
Egypt
January 21, 2015
Health Ministry: Cairene woman 6th bird flu death in 2015
The Ministry of Health said Wednesday it recorded a sixth death with the H5N1 (bird flu) virus, announcing that the…
UPDATED-Woman, child die of bird flu in Egypt, five deaths so far this year
Egypt
January 19, 2015
UPDATED-Woman, child die of bird flu in Egypt, five deaths so far this year
An Egyptian woman and child died of H5N1 bird flu, the health ministry said on Monday, the fourth and fifth…
Health Ministry expects further bird flu infections till April
Egypt
January 4, 2015
Health Ministry expects further bird flu infections till April
Friday saw Egypt’s first bird flu death in 2015, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, predicting infections to surge till…
Lady, child test positive with bird flu in Damanhour, Damietta
Egypt
March 21, 2014
Lady, child test positive with bird flu in Damanhour, Damietta
Two people have tested positive with H5N1, otherwise known as bird flu, in Damanhour and Damietta on Friday, the Health…
WHO: 14 cases die of swine flu in January in Cairo
Egypt
February 2, 2014
WHO: 14 cases die of swine flu in January in Cairo
Nasr Tantawi, World Health Organization therapeutic medicine adviser to Cairo, said cases of ‘swine flu’ H1N1 infection reached 45 cases…
With high-tech system, Egypt hopes to avoid possible pandemic
Environment
March 1, 2012
With high-tech system, Egypt hopes to avoid possible pandemic
H5N1, also known as avian influenza or bird flu, has apparently found a perfect environment to thrive in Egypt. Since…