OMI
OMI
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth3 September 1986
CountryJapan
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But if we fail, the consequences for societies, economies and global public health could be immeasurable.
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In my view this is connected by the differences in the farming practices. In the West farming practices are well controlled -- ducks, chickens and humans do not mingle together.
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In my view, Asia is doing quite reasonably well for communicable diseases that now we have reached the point we can afford to discuss suicides and mental health problems in general.
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In fact, fear that their flocks might be culled without compensation is a pretty strong disincentive to report an outbreak.
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We still believe it is possible to stop or delay a pandemic by implementing rapid containment measures very quickly.
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It is possible that European countries can bring this under control,
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I think it is similar to tsunamis and earthquakes...we do not know when,
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There is an excellent chance for Europe to contain the Asian flu.
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Surveillance is crucial because, in my view, the outbreaks affecting transmission among chickens were there for some time without being noticed.
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We must try to ensure that we will be ready to respond instantly with all the weapons at our disposal should the early signs of an influenza pandemic appear. If we fail, the consequences for societies, economies and global public health could be immeasurable.
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We must keep in mind that we are likely to encounter in the coming years many other new emerging diseases,
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We need to realize that there is very little incentive for farmers to report suspected outbreaks,
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While we still have a window of opportunity, we must do everything we can to avert an influenza pandemic as we simultaneously prepare for a worse-case scenario,
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Unlike the influenza pandemics of the past, this time the world has been given a warning that one may be on its way.