12 ordspråk av Noureddin Mona
Noureddin Mona
370,000 in one outbreak to be destroyed is really, really big. This is not a good signal.
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A human infection, or death, wouldn't surprise me as it has happened in other countries and it can happen anywhere.
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If there are frequent outbreaks, that means some measures are not being taken. The repeated outbreaks really is a signal of seriousness and the inability of the surveillance system.
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In general we are fairly concerned because we feel the more outbreaks, the more the risk of a pandemic.
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In wintertime, we really are concerned because the risk is higher. The more the environment is ideal for the virus the more outbreaks we are expecting.
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Migratory birds are being blamed, but once poultry has been infected, it can spread from town to town, especially if people buy the infected poultry.
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Nobody can rule it out. It's premature to say bird flu is under control. Scientifically and operationally, you can't say it's under control, the opportunity is always there.
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Now the virus is becoming crazy. The virus is becoming unpredictable.
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The frequency of outbreaks is a reflection of the lack of a surveillance system.
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The Ministry of Agriculture ruled out all these kinds of rumors and there is no outbreak and not any human cases.
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The problem in China is about 50-60 percent of the poultry is operated on small-scale farms in the backyard, which provides the ideal life for the virus to jump between different species of poultry.
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This is not a good signal.
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