Sunday, March 11, 2012

Egypt: A New Strain of Food & Mouth: Transmits thru air

2012/03/05

Learned network Egyptian Agriculture (World Agriculture) that the strain of new foot and mouth entered Egypt, and caused the deaths of some animals in the governorates and believed by some experts Epidemiology in Veterinary Medicine that the spread of disease caused by a strain new entered by some of the border states and is considered by experts of the most serious infectious diseases at animal, which should be isolated immediately for fear of the spread of the disease among other animals in and near where the disease is transmitted through the air, and despite assurances by experts of Veterinary Medicine, he does not constitute a danger to humans but highly contagious to animals like cattle, sheep and goats, and they died leads to

For his part, Major General Osama Sulayem, Chairman of the General Authority for Veterinary Services in a statement to the world of agriculture today that the authority to take samples infected with the three provinces is Menoufia, Gharbia and Aldkulaih was sent to the reference laboratory in London to see the type of strain so that we can find a vaccine Olqahat noting that the Research Institute Animal Health Abbassiya doing a preventive vaccine will be distributed to the departments of veterinary medicine pending the results of samples sent to reference lab to prove the quality of the strain that infected animals recently

Salim said that the foot and mouth disease is transmitted by infected animals or by working to care for these animals Oboasith tools or means of transport or mixing or contaminants feces of infected animals indicating that the foot and mouth disease kills a small percentage of infected animals, especially young and elderly ones.

Dr. Adel Abdel-Azim, professor of Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, he has already been sampled and sent to the reference laboratory where evidence of the type strain to take the necessary steps toward resistance after subsequent leveling vaccine suitable for the disease, stressing that it requires no exaggeration of the spreading of terror among the farmers and take the necessary precautions by owner of the infected animals and isolate them not to move from center to center, and immediate reporting of any injury to be dealt with by doctors, veterinarians and the development of sodium bicarbonate in water safety precaution and preventive action for the injured animal.

He said Abdul Azim said all the media must unite and guiding the campaign to educate farmers to protect the animals that they own, taking into account the display immediately to the injured animal veterinarian and the implementation of his instructions to protect against risk of foot and mouth disease and isolate

He said Qaoud Professor Epidemiology and Chief of Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cairo, said foot and mouth with it is one of the most serious epidemics that infect animal and transmitted through the air, but he should not dramatize things and intimidate the farmers, but must work campaign guidelines to raise awareness through various media with the situation in mind that prevention is better of treatment if what has to follow the requirements necessary to protect infected animals through veterinary specialists in the units, noting the important role of agricultural extension to address these crises and epidemics

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