Current Situation for Avian Influenza in

Egypt Dr. Mohamed Atea

Undersecretary of Preventive Medicine (GOVS)

Egypt Current Situation of HPAI (H5N1)during 2016 in Poultry

H5 Positive cases distributed by governorates

Egypt Current situation of LPAI (H9N2)during 2016 in Egypt

H9 Positive cases distributed by governorates

From that situation •  The highest number for H5 cases mostly

distributed in sohag - Quena - Menia - Fayoum (Upper Egypt ).

•  The highest number for H9 cases mostly distributed in Dakahlia - sharkia - menofia -Qualubia (lower Egypt ).

• Most of H9 cases detected during preslaughter test .

• Wave of outbreaks during this year were much lesser than previous year

Compared Poultry and Human cases /years

The Revised Strategy

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Objectives of the control phase

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Objectives of the control phase (cont..)

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HPAI H5N1 Control Activities

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Building capacity

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Community Mapping

Sampling

The development of Epidemiology units

Building capacity (cont…)

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Cold Chain Improvement

Rapid primary field diagnosis

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Challenges

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Challenges (cont…)

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