Avian Influenza Disease Emergency: issue No. 63 (31/01/2010)
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The first confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1 HPAI) in Egypt were reported to international authorities in early February 2006. By the end of the year, a total of 1,641 outbreaks took place in Egyptian territories, most of them in commercial poultry farms. In view of this emergency situation, and in consideration of the potential implications to human health and food security, the Government of Egypt decided to use mass vaccination against H5N1 HPAI based on the positive e xperiences initially had in the People's Republic of China and later in Viet Nam. During the large-scale implementation of this control measure from 2006 to 2009, reduced attention was given to other essential activities and disease mitigation procedures such as outbreak investigations, biosecurity and surveillance. As time passed by it was clear that the impacts of vaccination alone in reducing outbreaks were very limited...