Bush Calls H5N1 in Indonesia a Grave Threat

[HenryN]

Avian flu mentioned in Bush's address in Indonesia. Considers it a "grave threat" and encourages co-operation. Also pledges support.

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: Bush Calls H5N1 in Indonesia a Grave Threat

I heard this too on CNN - bird flu a "grave threat".

 

[HenryN]

Re: Bush Calls H5N1 in Indonesia a Grave Threat

From White House Press release

JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/11/20061120-3.html

The two Presidents discussed the grave threat posed by Avian Influenza (AI), and President Yudhoyono reiterated his Government's firm commitment to combating its spread. He briefed President Bush on Indonesia's completion of a unified national response plan, increase in the AI budget for 2007, and active participation in the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza. President Bush announced the United States would increase its AI assistance to Indonesia to expand animal surveillance and response efforts and strengthen nation-wide public awareness. President Bush confirmed that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service would assign permanent staff to Indonesia to build more effective partnerships with their counterparts in Indonesia. President Yudhoyono thanked President Bush for the United States' work in support of the Indonesian Ministry of Health's efforts to identify human AI cases and investigate AI outbreaks. The two Presidents stressed the imperative of continued and enhanced cooperation between Indonesian and American health workers and medical scientists to fight infectious diseases, including through the Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-2), which has been in operation since 1968. They agreed that negotiations to extend the research work of NAMRU-2 should be expedited.

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: Bush Calls H5N1 in Indonesia a Grave Threat

Definition of grave used in this context:

grave² (gr

v)adj. grav?er, grav?est 1. Requiring serious thought; momentous: a grave decision in a time of crisis.
2. Fraught with danger or harm: a grave wound.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/grave

 

[Mingus]

Re: Bush Calls H5N1 in Indonesia a Grave Threat

Eee, sorry to annoy with some multilingual question but I thought in english, "Grave" did mean a final location in a cemetary ?
While, in french, it mean "very serious & not funny".

Can someone help me, It's sound like a dark humor joke for me.

 

[Mingus]

Re: Bush Calls H5N1 in Indonesia a Grave Threat

ok thanks sharon!

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: Bush Calls H5N1 in Indonesia a Grave Threat

"Grave" is a very serious word in English. Used medically (grave condition) it usually means that the patient is not expected to survive.

 

[HenryN]

Re: Bush Calls H5N1 in Indonesia a Grave Threat

Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/11200601/H5N1_Indo_Pledge.html