Joseph Domenech
Joseph Domenech
bird difficult evidence flu nigerian situation
There is ample evidence that the Nigerian bird flu situation is difficult and worrisome.
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The situation is very worrying... If you respond in two or three days that's different but if a week passes, that's another thing.
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It's a very worrisome situation because it's in a big country with a lot of poultry farms. It has good conditions to have several outbreaks.
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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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Given that it is a highly contagious disease, we were sure it could spread from one region to another, either through wildlife or through trade and movements of products. So this happened and we are not surprised at all.
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If a poultry epidemic should develop beyond the boundaries of Nigeria the effects would be disastrous for the livelihoods and the food security of millions of people.
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It is going more and more toward the Western part of the world.
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We are the first to admit that there could be outbreaks there, although there are currently no indications.
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Wild birds seem to be one of the main avian influenza carriers, but more research is urgently needed to fully understand their role in spreading the virus,
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The animal health infrastructure in the country is facing a big challenge and will require outside assistance.
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Today there are far more questions than answers.
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The control of avian disease is the best way to control a pandemic.
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We'd like to have more access to their data.
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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,