Joseph Domenech
Joseph Domenech
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One of our major concerns is now the potential spread of avian influenza through migratory birds to northern and eastern Africa, ... There is serious risk that this scenario may become a reality.
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With the recent multiplication of outbreaks in China they have now decided on countrywide vaccination, but at this point we cannot say if such a massive program is either possible or advisable, China can do it.
admit although currently
We are the first to admit that there could be outbreaks there, although there are currently no indications.
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Today there are far more questions than answers.
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We are not blaming the countries involved who are doing all they can. But it is proving very hard to shut down markets, to slaughter chickens. Livestock is many people's livelihood. It is very worrying.
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Without financial incentives, people will probably continue to hide outbreaks and sell infected poultry.
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We should provide incentives to poor African farmers to report immediately if they suspect an outbreak among poultry, and discourage them from rushing to sell birds on the market.
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The Middle East and northern African countries should be able to build up a line of defense against avian influenza. FAO is more concerned about the situation in eastern Africa, where veterinary services, due to various constraints, should have more difficulties to run efficient bird flu campaigns based on slaughtering infected animals and vaccination,
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The need to keep domestic birds away from wild birds has been widely recognized and efforts to do so have been implemented in many countries.
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The fears are very high because many African countries are not in a very good position to respond to this kind of crisis, ... If there is no more support for veterinary services in Africa, then we may face a very, very severe problem.
assistance basic build control countries
The countries urgently need international assistance to build up basic surveillance and control systems.
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The countries concerned and the international community have to make every effort to ensure that bird flu does not become endemic in Africa.
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In a way we are not surprised, since we had expected a possible expansion of the disease through wildlife.
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We've recently started to become more worried about transmission in the wild, particularly after the big outbreak among migratory birds in Qinghai,