#Egypt, #H5N1: 370 #poultry #outbreaks this year according to the authorities (CNN Arabic, Dec. 7 ‘15, edited)

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, #H5N1: 370 #outbreaks this year according to the authorities [      ][      ]

Cairo, Egypt (CNN) – renewed fears of an outbreak of “bird flu” disease again in Egypt, with the announcement of the official authorities that detected at least 370 foci of infection of the deadly virus in the various governorates of the Republic during the year 2015.

The General Authority for Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture, in a statement Monday said that it gained control of the outbreaks discovered through the Central Administration of Preventive Medicine teams, and provided veterinary vaccines to contain the disease.

The statement – reported by “News Egypt”, citing the MENA News Agency –  pointed out that the outbreaks monitored during the current year, included 310 “domestic breeding” [backyard poultry flocks], and 41 “farms”, and 16 cases in poultry markets, in addition to 3 “seizures” ….

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Keywords: Egypt; H5N1; Avian Influenza; Poultry; Human.

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