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Indonesia joins bird flu summit in Washington DC
http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2007/3/15/indonesia-joins-bird-flu-summit-in-washington-dc/
New York (ANTARA News) - Representatives from 30 countries, including Indonesia, were gathering at the 4th Bird Flu Summit in Washington, DC, from March 14-15.
Indonesia was represented by deputy chief of Sulianti Saroso Hospital for infectious diseases, dr. Sardikin Giriputro, in the event which was attended by public health officials, decision makers, researchers and business leaders from 30 countries.
On Wednesday, Sardikin Giriputro presented his report on bird flu cases in Indonesia and efforts to stem the spread of H5N1 virus.
Contacted by ANTARA here, Sardikin said on the sidelines of the two-day summit that he was tossed with a barrage of questions on how the bird flu cases were handled in Indonesia, where at least 64 had been killed by the disease.
He said the questions were in relation with the latest report on Indonesia`s reluctance to send the sample of bird flu virus to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), and even the WHO itself also asked Sardikin about fowls` culling in Indonesia.
"We have yet to be successful in our efforts to overcome bird flu cases in Indonesia and that we have to learn from other countries such as Vietnam and Thailand," Sardikin said, adding that bird flu used to prevail in those two countries but they were able to overcome it.
Some 25 bird flu cases with the dead of 17 people were reported in Thailand from 2003 to 2006 but the figure continued to decline and according to WHO data until March 12, 2007, the case no longer existed in that country.
And even Vietnam had more significant improvement, because 29 bird flu cases were reported in that country from 2003 to 2005 and 61 cases in the following year but during 2006 until March 12, 2007 none of the cases was found there.
Sardikin noted that to face bird flu cases, every country needed international cooperation.
"In principle, developed countries should help developing countries in their access to obtain bird flu vaccine," he said. (*)
http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2007/3/15/indonesia-joins-bird-flu-summit-in-washington-dc/
New York (ANTARA News) - Representatives from 30 countries, including Indonesia, were gathering at the 4th Bird Flu Summit in Washington, DC, from March 14-15.
Indonesia was represented by deputy chief of Sulianti Saroso Hospital for infectious diseases, dr. Sardikin Giriputro, in the event which was attended by public health officials, decision makers, researchers and business leaders from 30 countries.
On Wednesday, Sardikin Giriputro presented his report on bird flu cases in Indonesia and efforts to stem the spread of H5N1 virus.
Contacted by ANTARA here, Sardikin said on the sidelines of the two-day summit that he was tossed with a barrage of questions on how the bird flu cases were handled in Indonesia, where at least 64 had been killed by the disease.
He said the questions were in relation with the latest report on Indonesia`s reluctance to send the sample of bird flu virus to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), and even the WHO itself also asked Sardikin about fowls` culling in Indonesia.
"We have yet to be successful in our efforts to overcome bird flu cases in Indonesia and that we have to learn from other countries such as Vietnam and Thailand," Sardikin said, adding that bird flu used to prevail in those two countries but they were able to overcome it.
Some 25 bird flu cases with the dead of 17 people were reported in Thailand from 2003 to 2006 but the figure continued to decline and according to WHO data until March 12, 2007, the case no longer existed in that country.
And even Vietnam had more significant improvement, because 29 bird flu cases were reported in that country from 2003 to 2005 and 61 cases in the following year but during 2006 until March 12, 2007 none of the cases was found there.
Sardikin noted that to face bird flu cases, every country needed international cooperation.
"In principle, developed countries should help developing countries in their access to obtain bird flu vaccine," he said. (*)