Philip Tod
Philip Tod
adopted assumption measures virus
We are working on the assumption that it is also the H5N1 virus and all the measures have been adopted with that in mind.
avoid ban concerned disease eu infected risking talking type virus
We are concerned enough that we have instituted this ban to avoid risking importing the disease into the EU from an infected country. But we are not able to say what type of virus we are talking about - or how pathogenic it is.
commercial consider european human meat pose poultry properly risk union
We don't have avian influenza in commercial poultry in the European Union and we consider that poultry meat and eggs, especially when properly cooked, pose no risk to human health,
animals anyway continue contract controlled spread virus
There are disadvantages if vaccination is not done in a controlled way. Animals that are inadequately vaccinated may contract the virus anyway and continue to spread it.
act additional areas buffer defining infected member parts precaution taking zone
We are taking the additional precaution of defining high-risk areas to act as a buffer zone between infected areas and unaffected parts of a member state.
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Research shows that this particular avian flu virus can be transmitted to humans who are in direct contact with the infected animal.
carried confronted exercise scenario worst
Such an exercise had never been carried out on this scale, it was a full-blown scenario with the worst that we could be confronted with.
agreed aid benefit certainly expect fight help nigeria
That aid is yet to be agreed by the ACP countries. We certainly expect Nigeria to benefit from part of these funds, to help them in their fight of this disease.
hope member practical rally states
We hope this will rally member states around the authorization process. We want practical improvements in the system.
aim birds cases detection early european national poultry programs provide wild
The aim of these national surveillance programs is to provide early detection of cases of avian influenza, particularly in wild birds and poultry in the European Union.
ensure eu measures pose poultry products risk sale
These import measures ... ensure that poultry products on sale in the EU do not pose a risk for consumers.
action detection early key problem rapid
The key to this problem is early detection and rapid action.
assess case commission european far information outcome properly received uk wait
The European Commission has so far received no information which suggests the UK authorities have breached the requirements. The UK authorities are still investigating the circumstances in this case and the Commission will wait for the outcome of that investigation to properly assess the situation.
areas country define good help obviously risk trade
The establishment of these risk areas will help to define a disaster-free part of the country, which is obviously good for trade purposes.