Philip Tod
Philip Tod
case current related
This legislation is not related to the current case of contamination in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
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A number of samples have to be taken from both wild and domestic birds in each member state, and the type of tests that will be done.
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Research shows that this particular avian flu virus can be transmitted to humans who are in direct contact with the infected animal.
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The Finnish chief veterinary officer said this is not the H5N1 virus. This is a mild, low-pathogenic strain of avian influenza that is commonly found in wild birds.
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There will be a discussion on international coordination.
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The Commission has been informed by the European Union reference laboratory ... that the virus isolated in wild birds in Croatia is indeed the H5N1 virus,
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There was an extensive discussion on the possibility of the disease spreading into the EU via migratory birds that might pose a risk of spreading the virus. The group concluded that the immediate risk is probably remote or low.
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These import measures ... ensure that poultry products on sale in the EU do not pose a risk for consumers.
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Coexistence measures are designed to ensure that GM crops can be grown alongside non-GM crops without negative economic consequences caused by accidental mixing of the two.
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That aid is yet to be agreed by the ACP countries. We certainly expect Nigeria to benefit from part of these funds, to help them in their fight of this disease.
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The establishment of these risk areas will help to define a disaster-free part of the country, which is obviously good for trade purposes.
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Such an exercise had never been carried out on this scale, it was a full-blown scenario with the worst that we could be confronted with.
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We are working on the assumption that it is also the H5N1 virus and all the measures have been adopted with that in mind.
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We hope this will rally member states around the authorization process. We want practical improvements in the system.