Grippe porcine / Swine flu - Nature biting back at industrial animal production?

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Kuwait announces 20 new swine flu cases, total reaches 314

KUWAIT, August 3, 2009 (KUNA) -- Twenty new swine flu cases were announced here Monday, bringing the total number to 314 cases. Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Yuusef Al-Nesif told KUNA that the ministry had approved of home treatment for mild infection cases in accordance with WHO guidelines, adding that most cases had recovered and now are living their normal lives. Kuwait's swine flu patients are mostly aged 16-35, the spokesman said, adding that the ministry was taking all required measures to contain the disease in the country.

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Détection des cas de grippe A :
55 caméras thermiques installées

Mardi 4 Août 2009 -- Dans le souci de faciliter la détection d’éventuels cas porteurs du virus A/H1N1 chez les voyageurs qui arrivent en Algérie, et ce pour lutter contre l’introduction de cette pandémie galopante, le ministère de la Santé vient d’équiper de 55 caméras thermiques les infrastructures portuaires, aéroportuaires et postes frontaliers du pays. Une seule wilaya y a fait exception, étant à l’extrême-sud qui ne s’est pas encore équipé. Cela est dû à son éloignement. Son acheminement a été fait par la voie routière, nous a expliqué hier le Dr Cherchali Boualem, membre de la commission nationale chargée de la lutte contre le virus H1N1, au poste de commandement opérationnel joint par téléphone. «La wilaya en question vient de récupérer sa caméra thermique et son installation est certainement en cours du fait qu’elle nécessite des techniciens spécialisés», signale notre interlocuteur.

Il a fait savoir dans ce registre que les équipements en question ont été installés dans des endroits stratégiques de ces infrastructures. À Alger, 7 caméras thermiques ont été installées contre 2 à Oran. Pour leur bon fonctionnement, ce membre de la commission nationale de lutte contre cette pandémie affirme que 20 médecins ont été formés récemment, à Alger. Ces formateurs procéderont à leur tour à la formation d’autres médecins qui auront la tâche de mettre en marche ces caméras thermiques. Ces équipements ne peuvent pas détecter la maladie mais permettent de reconnaître tout cas suspect, a-t-il indiqué, rappelant la prise de mesures nécessaires à la garantie du vaccin approprié. Il faut savoir que l’équipement en question détecte automatiquement toute augmentation de la température des passagers au delà de 37° C. À côté de ces mesures médicales, des mesures de sensibilisation ont également été prises dont la distribution de dépliants à tous les voyageurs arrivant sur le sol algérien.

Rappelons, par ailleurs, que le ministère de la Santé a organisé, récemment, au profit des journalistes, un séminaire de formation sur la grippe porcine visant à informer l’opinion publique sur cette pandémie qui ne cesse de se développer. Il est question, ont souligné les responsables du ministère de la Santé, de former des agents de la santé qui seront les premiers au front afin d’immuniser les frontières contre d’éventuels cas. Parallèlement, le ministère a décidé de mettre en place 31 centres de santé sentinelles au niveau des 48 wilayas. Un dispositif nouveau qui vise, selon les responsables du ministère et les experts, à protéger au mieux la population algérienne contre cette grippe.

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New swine flu case reported for Kuwaiti citizen in Sharm El-Sheikh

Kuwaiti vacationer contracts swine flu in Egypt

CAIRO, August 4, 2009 (KUNA) -- A female Kuwaiti vacationer in Sharm El-Sheikh has tested positive for the A/H1N1 virus, said Kuwait Embassy's Health Bureau on Tuesday. Acting bureau chief, Dr. Eid Al-Adwani, told KUNA that the infectee had come in contact with her brother, who tested positive for the virus yesterday. He said that the bureau was following up on these cases, and that they were undergoing treatment, adding that all other family members tested negative for the virus.

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Iran's swine flu cases total 124

TEHRAN, August 4, 2009 (KUNA) -- Sixteen new swine flu cases were confirmed in Iran, bringing the total number to 124 cases, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The 124 swine flu infectees are those who just arrived in the country from their holidays abroad, said head of the ministry's epidemics prevention department, Mohammed Koya, in a press release. Among the infectees, 84 percent had arrived from their holidays abroad, and 55 percent had come from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah (smaller pilgrimage), he added. The number of people infected with the global disease in Tehran was at 105 just two days ago, and it quickly jumped to 124. Koya noted that the Second Islamic Solidarity Games, which were supposed to be held in Iran on October 16-30, would likely be cancelled due to the swift spread of the disease worldwide. Deputy of the parliamentary health committee, Hussein Ali Shahriary, said Monday that Tehran stopped Umrah trips in Ramadhan due to the widespread risk of the swine flu in Saudi Arabia.

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Kuwait announces 47 new swine flu cases, total reaches 361

KUWAIT, August 4, 2009 (KUNA) -- Forty-seven new swine flu cases were announced here Tuesday, bringing the total number to 361 cases. Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Yuusef Al-Nesif told KUNA that the ministry had approved of home treatment for mild infection cases in accordance with WHO guidelines, adding that most cases had recovered and now are living their normal lives. Kuwait's swine flu patients are mostly aged 16-35, the spokesman said, adding that the ministry was taking all required measures to contain the disease in the country.

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Egypt reports nine new swine flu cases, toll increases to 298

CAIRO, August 4, 2009 (KUNA) -- Nine new cases of the swine flu A/H1N1 virus were confirmed, among them eight Egyptian citizens and one Kuwaiti female, putting the toll of cases at 298, Egyptian Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. The Spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Abdul-Rahman Shaheen, said in a press release that 217 cases completely recovered from the disease, in addition to one fatality, an Egyptian female who died of the disease last month, and the rest were reported to be in stable conditions.Two of today's nine cases were Egyptian females who were infected with the disease after their return from Saudi Arabia. All nine cases are being hospitalized and receiving the proper treatment, the spokesman added.