subject: The Further Spread Of Bird Flu Worldwide [print this page] Global bird flu is being further expandedGlobal bird flu is being further expanded. Egyptian Health Minister Gabaly on the 21st to the press that the 26 provinces of Egypt, 11 provinces bird flu, the 11 provinces located in the Nile Delta and Upper Egypt, where Cairo, Beni Suef and Mannufeiya epidemic is more serious. So far Egypt has not been infected with H5N1 avian influenza virus.
Gabaly said that in Egypt 17, announced its territory since the outbreak of bird flu, the government departments concerned are to take all feasible measures to control the spread of the epidemic. These measures include the prohibition in place without government permits slaughter birds, closing the capital Cairo and the other seven cities, the National Zoo, further strengthen the quarantine of poultry, and announced the cancellation of the annual migratory game bird seasons to reduce the human the possibility of contact between.
Slovakia Agriculture Minister Shimon Peres confirmed on the 21st, the Slovak veterinary laboratory report on the 20th night, from the country found a dead eagle and the body of a dead wild duck detected H5 influenza virus, suspected to be avian flu virus. This is the country's first suspected bird flu.
Location of dead birds found around 3 km quarantine zone has been established. Slovak experts are on the dead birds for further testing to determine if infected with the bird flu virus, the end result will be reached this week, five at noon. Virus samples were also sent to Britain for testing.
Romania "Pravda" 21 days to "bird flu to the Black Sea coastal feel suffocated," the banner headline, reported in eastern Romania, summer resort?? The Black Sea coastal bird flu epidemic, the local people's lives and national tourism industry seriously affected.
Romanian National Tourist Office Association, Mr Lu? Mora Liu estimated that the Black Sea beach tourism in 2006 to domestic and foreign tourists than in 2005 decreased by 20% to 25%. Nordic countries, a travel agency last week has been canceled 8,000 visitors to the Black Sea beach tourism contract. Black Sea Coast in 2005 to 130 million visitors, of which 120 million were foreign tourists.
State Veterinary Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina 21, announced that due to the central Bosnian city of Jajce Lake near two dead swans were found confirmed the H5 avian influenza virus, now available within 3 km around the lake 12 all the villages and destroy the poultry. Jajce city government will also carry out water disinfection epidemic prevention to ensure the residents safety of drinking water.
21, the Government of Indonesia officials said the capital Jakarta for three days starting from the 24 avian influenza virus infected a comprehensive culling of poultry in order to strengthen bird flu prevention and control. Jakarta Animal Husbandry department personnel will be conducted in this area all poultry of avian influenza virus, and infected poultry have been culled. They will form a team of government officials, veterinary volunteers and professional team of 600 students, the implementation of the avian influenza virus detection and culling chickens.
