Reservoirs for the continuing influenza (H5N1) outbreaks in Egypt are ill-defined. Through active surveillance, we detected highly pathogenic influenza subtype H5 viruses in all poultry sectors; incidence was 5%. No other subtypes were found. Continued circulation of influenza (H5N1) viruses in various regions and poultry sectors perpetuates human exposure in Egypt.

1,2University of Alberta, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Medical Graduate Orthodontic Program, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 3Queen Medical Center, Doha, Qatar 4Professor and Chair of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, AinShams University, Cairo, Egypt 5Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University/Egypt Received date: 24 June 2015; Accepted...

From the Academic Unit of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, School of Medicine, University of Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK (Drs. Noha El Sakka, Helen F. Galley and Nigel R. Webster), Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt (Drs. Ola Sharaki, Myriam Helmy, Salah Marzouk and Mona Sedrak), and Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexa...

Biotechnology research and development in Egypt was addressed in the 2009 annual American University in Cairo (AUC) research conference held at the AUC new campus in Cairo, Egypt, that took place on April 5th 2009. The aim of the event was to present examples of ongoing biotechnology research activities in Egypt with focus on agricultural and biomedical biotechnology and to highlight the expans...

BACKGROUND Egypt has the highest prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the world, estimated nationally at 14.7%. Our study's objective was to delineate the evidence on the epidemiology of HCV infection among the different population groups in Egypt, and to draw analytical inferences about the nature of HCV transmission in this country. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of all data o...

1 Pharmaceutical analytical Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt 2 Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt 3 Quality Control Department, Gulf Pharmaceutical Industry (JULPHAR), RAK, United Arab Emirates 4 Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ajman Univ...

E. Ahmed, A. S. Hegazi, A. S. Elgazzar and H. M. Yehia Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura 35516, Egypt Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Ain P. O. Box 17551, UAE Max Planck Institut für Physik Komplexer Systeme, Nöthnitzer Str. 38, D-01187 Dresden Germany E-mail: [email protected] Mathematics Department, Faculty of Education, El-Arish 45111, Egypt (De...

Rania M Khashaba1,2 and Mervet M Moussa*3,4 1Department Oral Biology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA, USA 2Department of Biomaterials, Misr International University (M.I.U), Cairo, Egypt 3Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt 4Departmentof Basic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman Univ...

Mahmoud Lotfy1 and Yousery E. Sherif2 1Associate Professor of Molecular Cell Biology & Immunology, Molecular and Cellular Biology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, Minufiya University, Sadat City, Minufiya, Egypt and Department of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Qurayat, 2Clinical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, M...

In Egypt, vaccination against pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus was required of pilgrims departing for the 2009 Hajj. A survey of 551 pilgrims as they returned to Egypt found 542 (98.1% [weighted]) reported receiving the vaccine; 6 (1.0% [weighted]) were infected with influenza virus A (H3N2) but none with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus.