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Total human bird flu infection cases are 36, 15 cases died, 21cases recovered completely , 1 under treatment . 2862 suspected cases were inspected and more than 25.000 chickens were tested in 1400 villages of which only 270 sites were tested positive.

- H5N1 virus has appeared in 21 governorates (Cairo, Giza, Qalyubiya, Daqahliya, Alexandria, Beni Sueif, Qena, Beheira, Menoufiya, Kafr el-Sheikh, Gharbiya, Menya, Damietta, Sharqiya, Fayyoum, Sohag, Luxor City, Ismailia, Aswan and Asuit).

- As of April 23rd 2006, 812 farms had reported infections with El-Sharqia reporting the highest number of infected farms (271), with the largest number occurring the district of Menya El-Qamh (73). El-Qalubia had the second highest number of infected farms (177), with the largest number occurring in the district of Banha(57). El-Giza had the third highest number of infections (107), with the largest number occurring in the district of El-Badrasheen (35).

- Deaths among chickens reached 63790 in (Fayyoum, Beni Sueif, Menoufiya, Sharqiya and Gharbiya governorates).

- The number of the birds culled under the supervision of veterinary medicine hit (117962) in (Gharbiya, Beheira, Alexandria, and the Red Sea governorates).

Cairo Governorate:

- 29500 chickens were culled plus other 4000 dead chickens found in Faculty of Agriculture Farm, Cairo University and Al-Marg district.

- Five bird flu infections were reported in a farm at the 28 km district, Cairo-Ismailia Road as well as Al-Gamaliah district.

Giza Governorate:

- 563 bird flu infections were culled at the Giza Zoo.

- 57, 000 chickens were culled in two chickens' farms at Al-Badrasheen district, Kirdasa and Al-Saff district.

- 36 bird flu infections were reported in farms at Al-Haram, Monsha'at Al-Qanater, Al-Saff, Imbaba, Al-Ayyat and Al-Badrasheen.

Qalyubiya Governorate:

- 40, 500 birds were culled at Kafr Shukr district.
- 74 bird flu infections appeared in the farms of Toukh, Kafr Shukr, Banha, Al-Khanka and Al-Qanater Al-Khayria).

Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate:

- The number of the dead poultry hit 10 to 100 in Kafr el-Sheikh.

- 12 bird flu infections were reported in the farms of Al-Hamoul, Kafr el-Kheir, Fowa district and Teleen.

Sharqiya Governorate:

- 284, 000 birds were culled in the farms of Belbeis, Al-Salihia Al-Gadida and Mashtoul el-Sook.

- 148 bird flu infections appeared in the farms of Zaqziq, Al-Walga, Awlad Saqr, Hahya, Faqous, Al-Husseinia, Al-Salhia Al-Gadida, Belbeis, Abu Hammad, Mashtoul el-Souk, Menya Al-Qamh and Abu Kabir.

Daqahliya Governorate:

- 56, 000 birds were culled in Mit Ghamr.

- 28 bird flu infections were reported in the farms of Sahragat Al-Kubra, Belqas, Mit Ghamr, Al-Mansoura, Al-Nazla, el-Senbellawein, Tumi el-Amdeed, and Sherbeen district.

Menoufiya Governorate:

- Deaths among poultry raised at home hit 300 to 400 chickens in Ashmoun.

- 19 bird flu infections were reported in the farms of Quesna, Al-Bagour, Shebeen Al-Koum.

Damietta Governorate:

- 15 birds were culled in the farm of Ra's el-Barr.

- 7 bird flu infections were reported in Kafr Saad, a village in Farskour and Al-Zarqa.

Beheira Governorate:

- 4000 birds were culled in Al-Mahmoudia.

- One bird flu infection was reported in one of the farms of Shubrakheit.

- 2 bird flu infections were reported in two of the farms of Al-Tahrir.

- 19 bird flu infections were reported so the total infections reached 12 cases.

Alexandria Governorate:

- Four bird flu infection were reported in a farm at Al-Shoruouq district.

Beni Sueif Governorate:

- The number of the dead poultry hit 70 to 16, 000 in Beni Sueif.

- 9 bird flu infections were reported in Beni Sueif, five villages at Beni Sueif District, two locations at Nasser, Samsta, Bba, Al-Wasta and Ahnasia.

Qena Governorate:

-One human bird flu died in the governorate on June 9, 2007.

- 600 birds were culled in Al-Atayat, Deshna.

- One bird flu infection was reported in a farm in Qena District.

Menya Governorate:

- Tens of bird flu infected poultry were reported in Samalout.

- 26 bird flu infections appeared in the farms of Maghagha, Beni Mazar, Samalout, Menya and Matay.

Sohag Governorate:

- 16, 580 chicks were culled in Tama, Akhmim, and Al-Monsha'a.

- 14 bird flu infection tested positive in one of the four farms in Tama, Akhmim, Al-Monsha'a and Tahta.

Luxor Governorate:

- One bird flu infection was reported in a farm in Luxor City.

Fayyoum Governorate:

- 16 bird flu infections were reported in Atsa and Tamia.

Gharbiya Governorate:

- 28 bird flu infections were reported in the farms of Tanta, Al-Mahla Al-Kubra, Kafr el-Zayyat and Al-Santa.

Ismailia Governorate:

- 4 bird flu infections were reported in two farms in Al-Tal Al-Kabir and Al-Qassaseen.

Aswan Governorate:

- One bird flu infection was reported in one of Aswan farms.

Asuit Governorate:

- One bird flu infection was reported in one in Derot district.

- The number of poultry freezing enterprises to be funded by the Social Fund hit 1670 in its first phase.

- Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs has specified 53 locations in Egypt for safe birds culling.

- A 15-day prohibition on the transfer of live poultry and the slaughtering of birds outside abattoirs has been announced. Yet, frozen and slaughtered poultry plus eggs can be transferred.

- The number of Tamiflu packets increased to 80, 000 in Egypt.

- 84 specimens from Cattle Egret in the Giza Zoo have been taken plus other two specimens from the same bird in Falouga Protected Area and two other specimens from Great Cormorant.

- Ministry of Health is daily analyzing up to 100 human specimens for free all over Egypt.

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