Joseph Domenech
Joseph Domenech
conditions country good poultry several situation
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.
animal challenge country facing health outside require
The animal health infrastructure in the country is facing a big challenge and will require outside assistance.
disease expansion expected possible since
In a way we are not surprised, since we had expected a possible expansion of the disease through wildlife.
birds domestic efforts recognized widely wild
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.
african countries face fears good high position respond services severe support
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.
bird community concerned countries effort endemic ensure flu
The countries concerned and the international community have to make every effort to ensure that bird flu does not become endemic in Africa.
african against animals based bird build campaigns concerned countries defense due east eastern efficient flu infected line middle northern run situation various
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,
besides coming pandemic prevent priority stands virus worry
The priority to prevent the pandemic still stands on Asia, but besides that, if the virus is coming in Africa, yes, it's a very big worry for us.
evolving human opportunity pandemic reducing risk virus window
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.
aid control course donor measures present reaction support taken
Control and reaction measures must be taken and we will be present to assist, with of course the support of donor countries, because their aid is indispensable.
asia birds capacity concerned countries deal detect lack mingle northern others poor southeast wild
FAO is concerned that poor countries in southeast Europe, where wild birds from Asia mingle with others from northern Europe, may lack the capacity to detect and deal with outbreaks of bird flu.
period specific spread time
Every time there is a specific festival, which has a consequence of movement, it is a period where the spread of pathogens is higher.
came exactly since south surprise virus
Everything has to be done to find out exactly where the virus came from, since it would be a big surprise to find it in South America.