Snowy Owl
Retired in 2010, In Memoriam
Dr. Keiji Fukuda, the men of few words
Acting Director, Global Influenza Programme at the WHO
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/multimedia/inside/avian_influenza_spokespersons/en/
Acting Director, Global Influenza Programme at the WHO
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/multimedia/inside/avian_influenza_spokespersons/en/
Now
WHO Coordinator of Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response,
stated yesterday,
via Voice of America
http://voanews.com/english/2006-05-23-voa76.cfm
WHO Coordinator of Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response, Keiji Fukuda,says influenza pandemics occur at least a couple of times each century. "We are in a period in which the risk both elevated and more visible and this is because of the H5N1 virus. And, this is because this virus has the ability to persist and to spread and also to infect people. Now the WHO assessment at this period is that we remain at phase three. This is a period in which we may see examples of limited human-to-human transmission. But, we definitely have not seen sustained human-to-human transmission," he said.
Dr. Fukuda says WHO's early efforts in raising global awareness have been very successful. He notes one and one half years ago, a WHO survey found fewer than 50 countries had pandemic preparedness plans. Now, he says, more than 176 countries have either a draft or a completed national pandemic plan.
WHO Coordinator of Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response,
stated yesterday,
via Voice of America
http://voanews.com/english/2006-05-23-voa76.cfm
WHO Coordinator of Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response, Keiji Fukuda,says influenza pandemics occur at least a couple of times each century. "We are in a period in which the risk both elevated and more visible and this is because of the H5N1 virus. And, this is because this virus has the ability to persist and to spread and also to infect people. Now the WHO assessment at this period is that we remain at phase three. This is a period in which we may see examples of limited human-to-human transmission. But, we definitely have not seen sustained human-to-human transmission," he said.
Dr. Fukuda says WHO's early efforts in raising global awareness have been very successful. He notes one and one half years ago, a WHO survey found fewer than 50 countries had pandemic preparedness plans. Now, he says, more than 176 countries have either a draft or a completed national pandemic plan.