H5N1

Gov’t to adopt law banning live poultry distribution
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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