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Talk about rumour mongerers!!!.....And H1N1 WILL be able to sustain itself once it comes to Indonesia....
It is about time that Indonesia officially reports the human cases to date for 2009.
Indonesian minister says swine flu could be man-made
2009-04-28 06:55:49.358 GMT
JAKARTA, April 28, 2009 (AFP) - Indonesian Heath Minister Siti
Fadilah Supari said Tuesday the deadly swine flu virus could have
been man-made, as she urged calm over its spread around the world.
The controversial minister did not elaborate but in the past she
has said Western governments could be making and spreading viruses
in the developing world to boost pharmaceutical companies' profits.
"I'm not sure whether the virus was genetically engineered but
it's a possibility," she told reporters at a press conference called
to reassure the public over the government's response to the swine
flu threat.
No cases of the disease have been reported in Indonesia, the
country worst hit by the bird flu virus which has killed about 250
people worldwide since 2003.
Indonesian authorities have increased body temperature scanners
at airports and banned imports of live pigs and pork products, amid
World Health Organisation (WHO) warnings of a pandemic.
Supari, a cardiologist, also claimed that the H1N1 strain of
swine flu, which is believed to have killed more than 150 people in
Mexico, could not survive in tropical countries like Indonesia.
"We have to be alert at all times although swine flu in
Indonesia is not a cause for panic," she said.
"H1N1 survives in countries with four seasons. The type A H1N1
virus hopefully won't be able to sustain itself once it enters the
tropical climate of Indonesia," she added.
The virus has been found in 11 countries including Mexico, the
United States and Spain, while several other countries from Colombia
to New Zealand are investigating suspected cases.
Supari said the health ministry had prepared 100 hospitals to
handle swine flu cases should the disease enter Indonesia.
The minister has refused since 2006 to share all but a handful
of Indonesia's bird flu virus samples with WHO researchers, saying
the system is being abused by rich countries to develop profitable
vaccines which poor countries must buy.
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Talk about rumour mongerers!!!.....And H1N1 WILL be able to sustain itself once it comes to Indonesia....
It is about time that Indonesia officially reports the human cases to date for 2009.
Indonesian minister says swine flu could be man-made
2009-04-28 06:55:49.358 GMT
JAKARTA, April 28, 2009 (AFP) - Indonesian Heath Minister Siti
Fadilah Supari said Tuesday the deadly swine flu virus could have
been man-made, as she urged calm over its spread around the world.
The controversial minister did not elaborate but in the past she
has said Western governments could be making and spreading viruses
in the developing world to boost pharmaceutical companies' profits.
"I'm not sure whether the virus was genetically engineered but
it's a possibility," she told reporters at a press conference called
to reassure the public over the government's response to the swine
flu threat.
No cases of the disease have been reported in Indonesia, the
country worst hit by the bird flu virus which has killed about 250
people worldwide since 2003.
Indonesian authorities have increased body temperature scanners
at airports and banned imports of live pigs and pork products, amid
World Health Organisation (WHO) warnings of a pandemic.
Supari, a cardiologist, also claimed that the H1N1 strain of
swine flu, which is believed to have killed more than 150 people in
Mexico, could not survive in tropical countries like Indonesia.
"We have to be alert at all times although swine flu in
Indonesia is not a cause for panic," she said.
"H1N1 survives in countries with four seasons. The type A H1N1
virus hopefully won't be able to sustain itself once it enters the
tropical climate of Indonesia," she added.
The virus has been found in 11 countries including Mexico, the
United States and Spain, while several other countries from Colombia
to New Zealand are investigating suspected cases.
Supari said the health ministry had prepared 100 hospitals to
handle swine flu cases should the disease enter Indonesia.
The minister has refused since 2006 to share all but a handful
of Indonesia's bird flu virus samples with WHO researchers, saying
the system is being abused by rich countries to develop profitable
vaccines which poor countries must buy.
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