Different leads allow us to fear the contamination of birds of the American continent. |
Hours count. If you don't act within 48 hours, the virus can spread and the costs multiply by thousands. |
I urge you all to remember that we are talking about an international public good. |
If we can reduce the presence of the virus, we will reduce the probability of a human pandemic. |
That means 140 more or less need support. |
The disease probably arrived in Siberia from Asia through wild birds and there's no doubt that birds from there fly to Europe. |
The epidemic of avian flu can now spread on a global scale. |
The massive commitment by the World Bank should allow countries affected or at risk to benefit from effective veterinary services, |
The massive commitment by the World Bank should allow countries affected or at risk to benefit from effective veterinary services. |
The Nigeria authorities took a lot of time to react, allowing the virus to escape. We won't get out of the crisis in Africa, notably, in a few months. We have to put in at least three years of effort. |
The priority now must be to address the urgent needs over the next six months. OIE and FAO have identified the key priorities as evaluating and strengthening veterinary services, laboratory and surveillance capacity in affected countries and those most at risk. |
The probability of this strain appearing in Australia is very high. The possibility is also very high for the United States and Canada. |
The risk now is high for everybody. |
The virus has entered Niger. |
They cannot manage this virus by just killing animals at this stage. It is too late. The solution is using vaccination. |