32 ordspråk av Henk Bekedam
Henk Bekedam
On the other hand, I would like to stress...the current virus is not easily transmittable to humans. We don't expect a large number of cases.
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Ratification of the FCTC by China could not have come at a better time,
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Roughly half of the new infections are sexually transmitted. The other 48 percent comes from intravenous drug users, and the remaining 2 percent are vertical transmissions from mother to child.
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So far it is primarily an animal disease. The more it is contained to animals, the better.
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That means about 10 billion birds and it is very difficult for the government to monitor their health status. It is an enormous challenge.
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The challenge now is to eliminate it as a public threat, ... The surveillance system needs to be beefed up to be more sensitive and action-oriented so we can get all SARS cases.
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The challenge now is to eliminate it as a public threat. The surveillance system needs to be beefed up to be more sensitive and action-oriented so we can get all SARS cases.
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The picture is not rosy in China.
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The real challenges are still at the grassroots level, and the capacity there remains very limited.
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The sex part, which is now increasing as a mode of transmission, is a very clear sign that it might be moving toward the general population.
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The virus doesn't differentiate between military personnel and civilians, so it's a problem that military officials don't report their figures to the Beijing government.
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This allows China to truly join global and regional efforts to curb smoking. Many lives will be saved, public health will be strengthened, and the economy will benefit as well.
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We are very much aware of this person. We have spoken to the government and are following it up. We have not received any specific details about his whereabouts.
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We expect there will be more poultry outbreaks,
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We hope China can share more information and samples of bird flu timely, regularly and globally.
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