The reports discussed by the National Committee for Combating Bird Flu in its meeting chaired by Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ameen Abaza on 28/3/2008 said that cases of infection whether in birds or humans witness a continuous retreat as the cases detected during the first 3 months of 2008 reached 3 cases as compared to 15 cases during the same period of the previous year.

The repots mentioned that the recovery percentage for the children under 10 years reached 100%.

Spokesman of the Committee Ambassador Ayman Al-Qaffas said at a press conference on 27/3/2008 that the Committee will continue its meetings as long as the disease is there noting that a draft law was prepared for facing transmission of birds among governorates. The law will be submitted to the People's Assembly for ratification and will include severe punishments, he added.