Joseph Domenech
Joseph Domenech
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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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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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We've recently started to become more worried about transmission in the wild, particularly after the big outbreak among migratory birds in Qinghai,
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Without financial incentives, people will probably continue to hide outbreaks and sell infected poultry.
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There is still a window of opportunity for substantially reducing the risk of a human pandemic evolving from H5N1 by controlling the virus at its source, in animals.
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Considering the possible widespread entrenchment of the disease in poultry, FAO is advising the government to prepare for a targeted vaccination campaign.
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It's easy to understand the point of view of the Netherlands, since they lost 50 percent of their poultry population in 2003. But do we have to promote this for all countries? At this point, we are not sure.
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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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It remains unclear if the outbreak has been triggered by migratory birds or by the trade and movement of poultry or poultry products.
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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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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.
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The control of avian disease is the best way to control a pandemic.
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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.