66 ordspråk av Joseph Domenech
Joseph Domenech
[In the wild, controlling the disease is even harder.] There is no possibility to stamp out outbreaks among wild birds, ... You don't want to kill wildlife and you can't kill 100 per cent anyway.
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Avian influenza has become endemic in Indonesia and it is continuing to spread,
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Avian influenza has become endemic in Indonesia and it is continuing to spread.
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Birds play a role in the primary infection of the country, but then after that there's no need for wildlife. It will spread very easily from one village to another through trade,
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Compensating farmers for the loss of their animals is another important tool to encourage early reporting of outbreaks and for effective application of control measures. Without financial incentives, people will probably continue to hide outbreaks and sell infected poultry.
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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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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.
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Every time there is a specific festival, which has a consequence of movement, it is a period where the spread of pathogens is higher.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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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In 2004 we said it will be an international crisis if we don't stop it in Asia, and this is exactly what is happening two years later.
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In a way we are not surprised, since we had expected a possible expansion of the disease through wildlife.
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