Sabbah Report » Bird-Flu

Kuwait says it finds first birdflu cases in Gulf

Haitham Sabbah — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:14:00 +0000

Kuwait has found two cases of bird flu, the first in the Gulf Arab region, and has culled the diseased birds.
As if the Mideast needs more tragedies these days. Why God?!

Bird flu feared in Yemen

Haitham Sabbah — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:28:44 +0000

Bird flu at our door steps (Arabic):

Large numbers of chicken perished in south Yemen triggering fears bird flu, reports said Monday.

The Daily al-Ayam reported an unidentified disease is spreading quickly among birds in the province of Kabita, and cats and dogs that ate the dead birds also perished.

The paper said sick chickens stopped eating and drinking for no obvious reasons, leading to their death.

Bird flu

Haitham Sabbah — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 08:24:13 +0000

A super flu could kill up to 1.9 million Americans. In a best-case scenario, about 200,000 people might die. I was wondering. Did anyone hear of any Mideast country taking precautions, or we are super heroes?
Update1: Bahrain is stockpiling four million shots of medication to protect the nation against bird flu.

Update2: The United Arab Emirates decided to ban the import of aquatic birds from Asia as part of measures to prevent a possible outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus. At the same time, up to five million chickens are being inspected by the environment agency for bird flu.

Update 3: Egypt bans poultry imports, cancels hunting season.

Update 4: Jordan bans imports of poultry from Turkey.