Joseph Domenech
Joseph Domenech
activities central chain chief close command control federal level officer regional states
The close coordination of control activities and the need for a central chain of command at the level of the federal Chief Veterinary Officer and between the regional states are crucial.
aid control course donor measures present reaction support taken
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.
assistance basic build control countries
The countries urgently need international assistance to build up basic surveillance and control systems.
animals continue control early effective encourage farmers financial hide infected loss people reporting sell tool
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.
control pure
Pure stamping out will not control the epidemic.
african animals breeding capability close control countries create disease eastern ground ideal people proximity
The close proximity between people and animals and insufficient surveillance and disease control capability in eastern African countries create an ideal breeding ground for the virus,
birds difficult risk wild worrying
This is a very worrying situation, and the risk from wild birds is a very difficult questions,
contagious disease either given happened highly movements region spread sure surprised trade wildlife
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.
africa services
In Africa in general, the veterinary services are understaffed and under-budgeted.
african against animals based bird build campaigns concerned countries defense due east eastern efficient flu infected line middle northern run situation various
The Middle East and northern African countries should be able to build up a line of defense against avian influenza. FAO is more concerned about the situation in eastern Africa, where veterinary services, due to various constraints, should have more difficulties to run efficient bird flu campaigns based on slaughtering infected animals and vaccination,
period specific spread time
Every time there is a specific festival, which has a consequence of movement, it is a period where the spread of pathogens is higher.
further movement poultry spread strongly trade
The movement and trade of poultry have strongly contributed to the further spread of the virus.
birds domestic efforts recognized widely wild
The need to keep domestic birds away from wild birds has been widely recognized and efforts to do so have been implemented in many countries.
days respond situation three week
The situation is very worrying... If you respond in two or three days that's different but if a week passes, that's another thing.