Again the victim is a woman "Fatima Fatahi Mohammed" from the city of "Dikirnis" . she entered the "Dikirnis " hospital on the 27th of December ,she was transferred to the "Mansoura" general hospital in the capital of the Governorate but unfortunately she died in her way already as you can see Al-Mansurah and Dikirnis in the map I posted below
I see the H5N1 is spreading again rapidly in Delta as the Dakahlia Governorate is in the North Delta , it is the fourth zone after Damitta ,Monufia and Sharqia were reported to have infections "two human infections in the first two Governates and bird infection in the third
You know sometimes I feel that the Government has nothing to do more , it is now up to the people to take their precautions ,we must take the injections and stop eating poultry at least for the winter and spring time .
The Government ordered to close the markets of the living birds all over the republic , no living bird will be sold in the markets
Egypt is the highest country outside Asia to have the H5N1 and already it is followed internationally very carefully from WHO and so the statements regarding it is the most honest and transparent among the Governmental statements . The WHO analysises every single case in order to see the development of the H5N1
The worst point will be when it moves from the "Bird-Human transfer" phase to the "Human-Human transfer" phase ,in this case millions can die especially in Egypt , taking in consideration that its symptoms are similar to the regular flu and those who know the Egyptians will know that we do not call usually the doctor when we have flu except when it turns to be very very bad flu and that's why most of the cases in Egypt did not go to the hospitals except when they were in the last stages of the diseases
Let's pray that the disease does not reach to the "Human-Human transfer" because it can be very ugly for us then
By the way it is not the first time that Egypt face a possible Epidemic ,in fact in thousands of Egyptians died last century in the 1930s because of the Cholera
To be honest the Health minister Hatem El-Gably is the best minister in a very bad cabinet this year , he is the best among the bad
Updates :
- The lady who had entered the hospital from couple of day in Monufia passed away this morning to become the third death in less than a week resulted by the H5N1
The Problem of Egypt is that it is middle way in the annual birds' immigration from the cold north to the warm south
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But why does Israel not have any reported cases. It isn't that far. Or Libya or any other North African country for that matter. Quite strange indeed. I understand Egypt is on a migratory path but still don't you think it's weird that none of the neighbouring countries have been affected.
ReplyDeleteFYI people will continue to eat chicken regardless. Chicken is cheap and you can't stop everyone who raises them from eating them. Besides doctors abroad say it's safe to eat if you cook it well. Transmission is only from live poultry.
@anonymous,Israel faced a short spread for the disease still they controlled it wisely ,I do not know about Libya it is a desert country ,birds need food and water and I believe they will find this naturally in the Nile Vally till now the disease spread is in the Delta the rich area with food and water
ReplyDeleteThe spread of the disease in Egypt depends on many facts , the fact that people in the country side must raise poultry whether they are rich or poor , in poor areas the chicken and ducks live with the people they only close their cages at night and release them in morning
Sanity in poor areas ,you got no sanity or even clean water
Ignorance it is not about reading and writing
the fact that people do not trust the government anymore
the bad health infrastructure ,a victim died in Dakhalia in her way to the hosptial because the hospital in her area was not fully equiped and so she had to travel miles away to the nearest hospital
yes people will continue to eat chicken despite all what is said and you can't stop everyone who raises them but
still I will not depend on what the doctors say abroad because the virus is developing itself
u r probably right...when i was in egypt in 2006 i didn't eat the chicken...despite what my doctor said about cooking it very well.
ReplyDeleteI ate duck when i visited friends in the delta despite the fact that i hate duck..2 fatty but i was hungry and it was all they had made...and i just said a prayer b4 eating
The virus is probably mutating as u said and it may very well cause a pandemic..v. scary indeed...