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U.N. Says $100M Needed To Stop Bird Flu
Romew (UPI) Sep 27, 2005 The U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization says it needs $100 million to stop avian influenza and prevent a possible human pandemic. The Rome-based agency's Global Strategy for the Progressive Control of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza called for control programs in southwest Asian countries and requested more than $100 million over three years. So far $16.5 million has been pledged by the United States, Germany, Switzerland and Japan, with $2 million from the FAO. "It makes sense to stockpile antiviral drugs to protect humans against a potential avian influenza pandemic, but at the same time we have to contain the virus at source, in animals, to reduce the risk to people," said FAO Chief Veterinary Officer Joseph Domenech. He estimated Vietnam needs $10 million for a vaccination program, to update its labs and carry out a post-vaccination program. The agency asked countries to set up early warning and surveillance programs, particularly in India, Bangladesh, Central Europe, the Middle East and parts of Africa. The avian virus strain, H5N1, was detected in wild and domestic bird populations in Hong Kong in 1997, re-appearing in South Korea in 2003. Some 112 people contracted the virus and 58 died. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Epidemics on Earth - Bird Flu, HIV/AIDS, Ebola
Less Threatening Bird Flu
Washington (UPI) Jan 11, 2006Talk about good news and bad news: While more cases of avian flu are identified in both birds and humans in Turkey, the first possible signs emerged that the virus itself might not be as lethal as feared. |
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