It's certainly spreading in a remarkable way. |
Perhaps the most important thing that I would wish to happen is that Chinese officials at all levels who have been working on this issue for many, many months ... have a chance to interact with colleagues from governments who are just beginning to struggle, to share with them some of the trials and tribulations they have faced. |
Prevention is going to be cheaper and more effective than waiting for the pandemic to occur. |
That outbreak was noted by the villagers, but was not handled because they didn't report it in time. We have to work harder on helping to convert knowledge into practice. |
The $1.9 billion shows that the world cares greatly about the issues we face and that governments want to be sure that there is enough cash available to do everything they have to do to get the current epidemic of bird flu under control and make sure that we can prepare for a human pandemic. |
The flu-casters would draw out the maps and keep people engaged at regular intervals ... beaming it from the WHO bunker. |
The flu-casters would draw out the maps and keep people engaged at regular intervals...beaming it from the WHO bunker. |
The last thing I want is to be truly alarmist. But the world is not really ready to deal with an avian pandemic. |
The money is only the beginning. The process of preparing is going to require very careful monitoring and review, and that's the work ahead. |
The more I find out about an influenza pandemic and the lack of readiness, the more I am concerned. But I am more hopeful about the scope for international cooperation. |
The pace of fatalities appears to have fallen off quickly. But it is as yet unclear whether this is because the virus has modified or Turkey's approach has been successful. |
The real issue will be how the money is going to be managed and how we are going to coordinate. |
The threat is still there. Avian influenza will continue to come to Ukraine ... health services must be ready and prepared to deal with people who are infected with avian flu and to be ready for the possible arrival of human-to-human transmission. |
The village knew about the dangers from these diseased birds, but somehow that knowledge wasn't turned fully into practice. |
The virus is moving quite substantially into new locations. My attention is pretty much equally divided between Europe, the southern Balkans and Black Sea area, Africa and south Asia. |