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    Infectious diseases and scholars called for transparency in all countries of avian influenza illness

    July 17 - (Associated Press Qinfei compile reports) The United States's top infectious disease experts, the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Director Julie. Gerberding (Julie Gerberding) recently warned that the world has yet to do a good job in combating the avian flu preparation, countries in the monitoring and basic common sense, there is still a big gap.

    Gebo Ding in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur at a conference on infectious diseases said: "the people of the world still lack the basic knowledge on influenza, and when the avian flu virus will be able to person to person like the outbreak of how serious the number of deaths.". In addition, she said: "We are far from being prepared. We also did not produce a vaccine effects, nor in each country to establish monitoring system and we can not control the animal source of infection."

    Before the experts had warned if the H5N1 avian flu virus mutates and can spread from person to person, then the next pandemic virus will cause millions of deaths. Basically, the H5N1 virus spreading among birds and humans to the virus have no natural immunity, so once the spread of this virus will cause a large number died. WHO data shows that the virus has started since the end of 03 to 385 people are infected worldwide, of which 243 people died.

    States in Indonesia by the largest number of H5N1 infection, the virus present in most parts of the country spread. Since the end of 03 have been 135 people were infected and 110 died. But in Jakarta to produce samples of the virus, which has aroused the concerns of the experts. Indonesia, and other countries to share virus samples from Indonesia's bird flu patients should have their virus samples by the injection of the vaccine research and development rights, or to produce virus samples is not fair.

    Bogatin that sharing virus samples is very important, because experts can sample for testing to see whether the variability of this virus, whether person-to-person, whether a drug resistance. These tests will also be tracking of the spread of the virus, it will know where proliferation, in order to take measures to stop the virus regional breeding.

    Indonesia earlier this month that they are changing the number of infections on the policy, the current case-by-case every six months instead announced that the death toll. But in recent weeks, the Indonesian Ministry of Health, WHO has reported two cases of death, the people of Indonesia to reduce the hidden bird flu disease concerns.

    International health agencies requested the WHO's 193 member countries in some people infected with bird flu within 24 hours immediately reported. "We need each country to establish their own system of monitoring and preparation so that information transparent and meet international health agencies regularly report on bird flu records request. We must not let this virus in the absence of testing and no report of the circumstances in humans Spread. "Boge Ding urged Road.
    (http://www.dajiyuan.com)
    Sydney time: 2008-07-17 19:42:48 PM [calendar]
    This article URL: http://au.epochtimes.com/gb/8/7/17/n2194838.htm
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